Agriculture hit hard by erupting volcano
Minister Saboto Caesar visits the CARDI Field station in Rabacca, where 80% of the infrastructure was damaged and 100% of crops were loss After months of threatening, the La Soufrière…
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CARDI VACANCY: Field Technician
CARDI VACANCY: Field Technician The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) invites suitably qualified nationals from CARICOM member states to apply for the position of Field Technician. Please see the…
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Recommendations for the Project
1. Certified Quality Planting Material - for rehabilitation and new plantings, both endemic and exotic: a. Stock assessment of indigenous / local varieties. b. Quality assurance system. c. Capacity building.…
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Regional Coconut Oil Production and Trade
Coconut Production: The Wider Caribbean produced an average of 512 thousand tonnes of coconut annually over the 1999/02 period of which CARICOM accounted for 301 thousand tonnes or 59% (Table…
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Coconut genetic resources within the Caribbean
Within the Caribbean, there are a wide number of Tall types, Dwarfs and hybrids including intermediates or “Bastard types”. There is also a wide range of cultivated variants which were…
Concerns Voiced Over Future Of Coconut Industry In St. Vincent And The Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was once the coconut capital of the Commonwealth. Coconut oil and other coconut-related products were vibrant and booming, with respectable export figures to other countries…