by bgis | Feb 10, 2021 | Top Stories
Pulses, which are the edible seeds of a plant, include a variety of beans familiar to our family meals such as pigeon peas, lentils and kidney beans. (FAO) World Pulses Day – 10 February: The importance of pulses or legumes in the new COVID-19 era The United Nations...
by Government of Barbados | Oct 16, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir. (FP) Today, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security joins with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in celebrating World Food Day. The Ministry also congratulates the FAO on the...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | May 6, 2019 | Top Stories
Barbados’ agricultural projects are of great interest to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations’ new Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean, Dr. Renata Clarke. This was disclosed today during a courtesy call with Minister of Agriculture...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Feb 8, 2019 | banner, Top Stories
Between 30 and 70 per cent of every fish caught by local fishermen is discarded, and efforts are being put in place to reduce this wastage. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, made this disclosure last Friday, during a press conference on...
by Sheena Forde-Craigg | Sep 21, 2018 | Ministry News
Modern Small Ruminant Management will be the focus of a workshop being hosted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization, in association with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. It will take...