Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development

Agricultural development strengthens regional food systems by supporting coordinated approaches to production, resilience, and agri-food transformation, especially under climate and external-shock pressures. The programme aligns food security priorities with regional economic recovery and social res...
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Food security and nutrition in focus at statistics workshop

Regional statisticians and agriculture stakeholders are participating in a workshop in Trinidad and Tobago aimed at building capacity to measure and monitor food security and nutrition (FSN). Representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations...
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Vision 25 x 25

The Vision 25 by 25 Initiative is geared towards reducing regional food imports by 25% by 2025 and prioritizing food and nutrition security. Everyone must get involved to achieve this goal: plant a tree; grow your own food; buy local, eat healthily!...
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Veterinarians at forefront of 25 by 2025 initiative

Veterinarians continue to be at the forefront of the Region’s quest to reduce its food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025. The acknowledgment came at the opening of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Thursday, 25 Apri...
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Everybody must eat!

The populace of the Caribbean Community is encouraged to take advantage of a multi-billion market opportunity to create new industries that will lead to new economic prospects, intra-regional trade and cross-border investments. Shaun Baugh, CARICOM Programme Manager, Agricultural and Agro-Industr...
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