Expert Working Group meets on ‘the business of food security’
Day one of the two day Regional Expert Working Group Meeting on Roots and Tubers started off with an air of excitement and anticipation as participants representing the six countries
Improving Caribbean Food Security in the context of Climate Change – THE 3-YEAR PROJECT
The Inception Workshop for the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Project, titled ‘Improving Caribbean Food Security in the context of Climate Change’ was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Trinidad on May 14 & 15, 2013.
New information for New Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago
CARDI Review, April 2013 features the invited paper, New information for New Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago by Sarah Persad-Maharaj, Systems Librarian, Ministry of Food Production, Research Division Library, Trinidad & Tobago.
Protected Agriculture System: Evaluation of soil substitutes and protected structure covering material on the performance of tomatoes
The paper, Evaluation of soil substitutes and protected structure covering material on the performance of tomatoes under a Protected Agriculture System (PAS) by Dorian Etienne, Sharon Jones and Trevonne Douglas is available in the CARDI Review issue 13, April 2013.
An examination of temperature and rainfall trends in Trinidad and Tobago from 1970 to 2011
F.B. Lauckner and M. Jones of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute examined the temperature and rainfall trends in Trinidad and Tobago from 1970 to 2011. The results of the study are presented in the CARDI Review issue 13, April 2013.
Israel and Brazil reps pay courtesy calls on CARDI
His Excellency Amiram Magid, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, who is based in New York, visited CARDI’s Headquarters on April 24th, 2013. CARDI and Israel have had a number of successful collaborations in the past, particularly in the dry Leeward Islands, where Israeli knowledge of coping with semi-arid conditions has been beneficial.
Agriculture and Climate factsheets by CARDI
Browse our Virtual Library (http://www.cardi.org/cardi-publications/virtual-library/) on the CARDI Website to view the latest CARDI Factsheets: Agriculture and Climate Part I: Understanding and differentiating climate variability and climate change by Clyde…