Priscilla Wielzen-Hoogdorp works as a teacher in the District of Coronie in Suriname. Coronie is often referred to as the “Coconut district” of Suriname. Pricilla and her husband, Benson, have…
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…
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…
By Louis B Homer Story Created: Jun 9, 2013 at 10:23 PM ECT – Trinidad Express Newspapers Story Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 6:27 AM ECT The local coconut industry…
Updating coconut water quality and safety standards will positively impact on public health and trade The demand for fresh and packaged coconut water across the region is rapidly increasing. However, there are growing concerns…
Title: Status of the Regional Coconut Industry and the Way Forward towards its development Location: Cayman Islands Description: Together with ITC, CARDI hosted, at Caribbean Week of Agriculture, a seminar on the “Status of the…
Title: ITC/ CARDI Coconut Niche Products Workshop Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Description: Product development and processing of the following niche products: 1. Green Coconut Water (GCW). 2. Coconut Oil 3. Other products including grated coconut, cream, milk,…
Full article Published March 17, 2017
The Belize Bureau of Standards in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute held the Stakeholder Sensitization on Coconut Standard: Specification for Coconut Oil Workshops on 26th September 2017,…
The establishment of a coconut nursery in Hanover will increase the availability of seed nuts to farmers on the west of the island After several setbacks experienced in the 1980s, the coconut industry is…