by Public Relations | Apr 26, 2021 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) FAO serves up four challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean to encourage more consumption of fruits and vegetables. As it turns out we need more than an apple a day to keep the doctor away. In fact, we need approximately 400 grams of fruits and...
by BGIS | Feb 11, 2021 | Top Stories
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu. (Photo: FAO) The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, recenty launched the International Year of Fruits and...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Jul 17, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Photographs and videos of backyard gardens filled with herbs, fruit and vegetables are needed by the Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS) for an upcoming series of web and television programmes. Micro, small and medium-sized gardens growing...
by Nya Phillips | Apr 18, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) has been forced to suspend its Produce Room Ordering Service, due to the overwhelming response from members of the public. In a notice to customers, the BADMC expressed regret and...
by Nya Phillips | Apr 15, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
Vendors and members of the public have been advised that the only fruit and vegetable markets that would be in operation are the Cheapside, Palmetto Street and Marhill Street markets. (FP) Fruit and vegetable vendors are expected to resume their trade in a matter of...
