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NGO disappointed with region’s response to Year of Family Farmers
Jethro GreenePARAMARIBO, Suriname, Oct 9 -- The head of a regional network of small farmers has expressed disappointment with the...
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CARDI head to quit by year-end
Dr Arlington Chesneyby Kenton Chance PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research Institute (CARDI), Dr. Arlington Chesney...
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CTA committed to help create opportunities for Caribbean agriculture
Michael Hailu (Director - CTA) Speaks at the opening ceremony of Caribbean Week of Agriculture CWA 2014 in Paramaribo Suriname...
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Agricultural cooperation between Caribbean and Pacific regions moves forward at 13th Caribbean Week of Agriculture
Executive Director of the the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Michael Hailu, and Vanuatu's Minister of Agriculture,...
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Guyana wants anti-microbial resistance put on international agenda
Left to Right: Guyana's Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy; IICA's Head of Agricultural Health and Food Safety and Mr. Gustavo...
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Haiti’s family-farming reaping rewards
Haiti’s largely family farming-oriented agriculture appear to be reaping rich rewards for that poverty-stricken country , officials reported on Thursday...
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Regional Youth take film prizes at Caribbean week of Agriculture- Winners from St. Lucia and Jamaica
Keron Bascombe of Trinidad & Tobago speaks on the topic Several young people saw the Caribbean Week of Agriculture’s second...
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Suriname to help Caribbean fight Black Sigatoka
Suriname is preparing to help the rest of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) fight the dreaded Back Sigatoka disease that...
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Prison officer convicted for marijuana found in jail
A prison officer was Wednesday jailed after he was convicted for trafficking in marijuana at the Georgetown Prison. Akeem Vyphuis...
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Caribbean Family farmers neglected in development policy, says expert
Food and Agriculture Organisation expert, Dr John R Deep Fordby Panoscope- Panos Caribbean Paramaribo, Suriname. October 8, 2014. Food and...
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