by Public Relations | Jan 11, 2023 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is supporting the development of the sweet potato industry across the region. The CDB funded ‘Regional Sweet Potato Value Chain Enhancement and Technology Transfer’ project is being implemented by the Caribbean...
by Fabian Belgrave | Oct 7, 2022 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Barbados is on a mission to revitalise the papaya industry. This from Chief Agriculture Officer (Ag), Michael James, who said that the Agriculture Ministry was on a journey to rehabilitate papaya in Barbados. He was speaking at a workshop for farmers,...
by Nya Phillips | Dec 13, 2019 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Terry Bascombe, has lauded the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) for its “vital” role in the development of the sector in Barbados and the region. He...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Dec 6, 2018 | Top Stories
The coconut industry in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean should soon be receiving a further boost. That is because the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) will be financing a second coconut project in the region. Word of this came from Programme Manager,...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Dec 5, 2018 | Top Stories
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) was commended for its 44 years of stellar work and commitment to agriculture in Barbados and the Caribbean. During his remarks today to celebrate CARDI Day, Minister of Agriculture and Food...