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Bananas could go extinct due to fungus outbreak, scientists say
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Is the a-crop-alypse upon us? Enjoy your nanners while you can: Scientists warn that the most popular type of banana could be on the brink of extinction due to a disease outbreak that’s ravaging the potassium-filled fruit. “Nobody is even…
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Nurturing our Future: Enhancing Water Security for Resilient Food Systems
A Message from E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Agriculture for Antigua and Barbuda on World Food Day 2023 Nurturing our Future: Enhancing Water Security for Resilient Food Systems – A Message from E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Agriculture for Antigua and Barbuda on World Food Day 2023 On this distinguished occasion of World Food Day…
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Agriculture ministers emphasize specific cooperation needs of their countries
Аdvеrtіѕе wіth thе most visited news site in Antigua and Barbuda ~ Wе оffеr fullу сuѕtоmіzаblе аnd flехіblе dіgіtаl mаrkеtіng расkаgеѕ. Yоur соntеnt іѕ dеlіvеrеd іnѕtаntlу tо thоuѕаndѕ оf uѕеrѕ іn Antigua аnd аbrоаd via our One Signal push notifications! Соntасt uѕ аt [email protected]. ——————————————————————— Meeting in Costa Rica on Tuesday, the ministers of Agriculture…
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Barbuda’s blossoming art community to be celebrated during Antigua and Barbuda Art Week
The highly anticipated Antigua and Barbuda Art Week programme has been extended as Art Week celebrations have been announced for Antigua’s sister island, Barbuda. To celebrate Antigua and Barbuda Art Week and feature the diverse range of arts within Barbuda, the vibrant art community on the island, will be hosting events from April 16 – April 23,…
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Data shows Caribbean has highest cost of a healthy diet
Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made publicly available country-by-country indicators on healthy diets that show their cost – including by food group – and the amount of people unable to afford them. The data serves as a reminder that even if the world has made progress towards providing…
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Marshall and colleagues: Food security will only be possible with greater female participation in scientific research
Only the full participation of women in scientific research and technological innovation linked to food production will enable a more inclusive and sustainable agriculture in the Americas. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Thus advised the participants of the II Forum of Female Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Other…
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Producers consider increasing local egg prices
As egg producers consider an increase in the price of local eggs, the Cabinet is threatening to allow the importation of the commodity once again. Reportedly, on-island producers are reporting a drop in their profits as a consequence of the price increases in fuel, feed and other inputs. At the moment, Antigua and Barbuda is…
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More varieties of sweet potatoes being planted in Antigua & Barbuda
“This particular sweet potato that you see we are doing here is a part of a CDB Project that we are now implementing within the region. It’s funded by the Caribbean Development Bank and the countries are Antigua, Barbados and St Lucia.” Those remarks were made by CARDI Technician, Bradbury Browne recently at the Caribbean…
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Jolly Hill, Blubber Valley and Christian Valley Streamline Rehabilitation Project well on the way
After the heavy rains last November which caused the severe flooding of the Radio Lighthouse and West Palm Beach areas, this catastrophe became a national concern. Almost immediately after this disaster, a rehabilitation project of the waterways began near the south main road and surrounding areas by the Public Works Department (PWD). The Ministry of…
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Dominica makes first export of Vetiver grass to Antigua and Barbuda under IICA-CBF EbA project
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) project hit a milestone with the first-time export of vetiver grass from Dominica to Antigua and Barbuda. The project, “Strengthening Coastal and Marine Climate Resilience through Upland and Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Community Engagement”, is supporting climate…
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Crowdfunding campaign gifts inputs and agricultural equipment to rural communities in Antigua and Barbuda
Rural communities in Antigua and Barbuda and Haiti have now increased their capacity to produce food and tackle droughts, hurricane winds and recurrent flooding, thanks to the distribution of seeds, irrigation equipment, machinery and other inputs raised through the 2020 crowdfunding campaign spearheaded by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Organization of…