On 5th December, 2022, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) will be celebrating its 48th Anniversary. Over the last 2 years CARDI’s anniversary celebrations have been quiet and…

Annually, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) awards the top performing student across all degrees, overs years 1 to 3 from the Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI,…

 The Caribbean is one of the most food dependent regions in the world. With an annual food import bill estimated at USD 5 billion and climbing, much of the data…

   In early October, through the Government of Mexico and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the first climate resilient school garden was installed and planted Barataria…

   The Be Foundation a community based organisation located in Barbuda is now the recipient of an upgraded community garden – equipped to produce a variety of high valued vegetables. This project…

 Ministers’ Brief October 2022CONTENTSCelebrating youth excellence in AgricultureCARDI celebrates World Food DaySchool garden project gets underway in Trinidad and TobagoBarbuda receives an upgraded community garden

On 14 September, CARDI Senior Technician based in Antigua and Barbuda Bradbury Browne hosted a webinar on ‘Efficient low cost irrigation and water saving techniques for increased production’. This was…

   The Coconut palm is more than just a beautiful, natural aesthetic that inhabits Guyana and every island within the Caribbean archipelago. It is synonymous with the Caribbean’s image and culture.…

  The Agriculture Sector in Dominica and the wider Caribbean is inherently vulnerable to climate change. Farm holdings are small, usually located on steep erodible slopes, are very heavily reliant on…

 There is a growing movement to use more environmentally friendly inputs in agriculture. Compost – a nutrient rich organic soil amendment is being more widely used among farmers especially home…