Representatives from SLOW FOOD BARBADOS and the OGCA interacted with patrons and provided information on ongoing projects as well as other fundraising initiatives coming up before the year is overR…
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May 10th, 2015 •
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This Slow Food Barbados Farm-to-Table series is to boost their scholastic “12 gardens in 12 months” project.
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May 10th, 2015 •
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The sold-out event is one of several projects which continue to mobilise local and organic producers under the Slow Food ethos of “Good, Clean and Fair” food.
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May 10th, 2015 •
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Santo Domingo’s President Danilo Medina traveled to Chirino in Monte Plata province for one of his surprise weekend visits on Sunday 3rd May 2015. The Presidency says it is also open to financin…
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May 5th, 2015 •
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The operators of over 30 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) involved in the food service industry in Montserrat are being provided with food handling and preparation training by the Car…
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April 28th, 2015 •
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Farmers in Barbados should soon have more protection when the Praedial Larceny Bill is passed in Parliament. Dr. Estwick said that the current legislation did not offer famers much protection as it re…
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April 8th, 2015 •
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“Agriculture in Barbados is not dead, but it is alive and kicking.” This is the view of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, E…
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March 31st, 2015 •
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Small ruminants have been identified by CARICOM Member States as important for the maintenance of acceptable levels of food and nutrition security. CARDI serves as the lead in developing this commodit…
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March 30th, 2015 •
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The Tobago Agro-processors Association (TAPA), with support from the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED) and the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) and just launched ‘Brand Tobago…
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March 27th, 2015 •
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The fusion of food at Chef Roary’s International Restaurant Showcase will be a vehicle which the culinary arts in Barbados and Newfoundland & Labrador will expand into national, regional and…
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March 26th, 2015 •
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Coopers from several smaller Caribbean distilleries recently spent an intensive week’s training at Angostura Distillery in Trinidad learning to repair and maintain the wooden barrels in which ru…
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March 12th, 2015 •
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The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean (FAO-SLC) promoted the nutritional benefits and diversity of cassava as a food crop at Agrofest, the largest Barbadi…
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March 6th, 2015 •
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The West Indies Rum Distillery’s (WIRD) Product Development Committee, a team of talented rum experts, is responsible for Cockspur Splash – the latest rum to hit the Barbados market. Devel…
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February 26th, 2015 •
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a regional project to support the development of the cassava industry at an Inception Workshop and Regional Working Group Meeting that took place 1…
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February 21st, 2015 •
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The Caribbean Cooking Channel was created by Darin Holder due to the number of food & beverage series he created over the last four years which aired on CBC TV 8. He then diverted into “In D…
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February 21st, 2015 •
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For the first time in over a decade, Mount Gay Distilleries Limited has unveiled an ultra-exclusive blend: The Origin Series. The latest expression of Mount Gay’s time-honoured tradition comes i…
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February 17th, 2015 •
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In his 40th Anniversary message, CARDI’s Executive Director, Dr. Arlington Chesney paid homage to the staff of the Institute, giving ‘a special thanks to all of the management and staff wh…
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December 31st, 2014 •
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With a food import bill of more than USD 4 billion per annum, tapping into the potential of cassava can lead to foreign exchange savings, improved food security and revitalization of farming in the Ca…
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December 26th, 2014 •
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The availability of molasses, improving waste treatment facilities at the region’s rum distilleries and the status of a promotional campaign for Caribbean rum were discussed as over 30 regional rum…
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December 15th, 2014 •
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CARDI celebrates 40 years on December 5th, 2014. The Institute was established on December 5, 1974, with the signatures of Ministers with responsibility for agriculture of the then twelve (12) existin…
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December 7th, 2014 •
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Addressing agricultural revitalization and the high food import bill are two of the major challenges facing the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Over the past 10 years, the food import …
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December 1st, 2014 •
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Some 50 experts and national authorities of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) representing 23 governments and international and national organ…
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December 1st, 2014 •
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(ATTN, OBSERVATION: NO ASSIGNATION OF CHARACTERS REAL, LIVING, DEAD OR UNDEAD HAVE BEEN SO APPORTIONED; PHOTOS USED BY AUTHOR HAVE BEEN MODIFIED UNDER THE BASIS OF FAIR USE & COMMENTARY AND ARE NO…
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November 26th, 2014 •
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How can governments, farmers’ organizations and the private sector seize current global momentum and galvanize concrete action in support of family farmers beyond 2014? This is the central quest…
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November 10th, 2014 •
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CARDI has been supplying Caribbean farmers with quality hot pepper seeds for the past twenty years. Currently, four main varieties are produced by CARDI and supplied through its distributor, Caribbean…
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November 2nd, 2014 •
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