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Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Caribbean is taking steps to revive its potentially profitable coconut industry, a move authorities say will depend on knowledge sharing and the replanting of old plantations with desired varieties for specific products. Executive Director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Dr. Arlington Chesney said the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Teetering under pressure from the opposition-controlled House, the governing Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Sunday openly appealed to its waning support-base to work hard to secure total control of the lawmaking body. Using its 21st anniversary in office, the PPPC pointed to its record in improving health, education, housing, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Small ruminant farmers are being urged to organise themselves so that they could effectively lobby policy makers to have their issues addressed. The call came from CARICOM Deputy Programme Manager for Agriculture Margaret Kalloo as the Caribbean Week of Agriculture activities continued in Georgetown, Guyana on Sunday. “Recently the poultry ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The case for CARICOM to adopt climate-smart agriculture to deal with the challenges posed by climate change is being hammered home by leading agriculture officials in the region. The latest occasion was Sunday evening’s launch of the Technical Workshops at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) in Georgetown, which also ...