CWA 2018 – iWitness News

Opposition Leader Godwin Friday says fishing and farming are two sectors of the Vincentian economy that the Unity Labour Party administration has neglected. (iWN file photo)

Climate change a major threat to C’bean fisheries

By Kenton X. Chance BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — While the impact of climate change on land in the Caribbean has been well-documented, not so much is known about its effect on…

6 Nov 2018 2:34AM

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Michael Hailu, director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation. (iWN file photo)

Tell youth ‘agribusiness’, not just ‘agriculture’

5 Nov 2018 2:47AM

Global demand for coconut creates opportunities for C’bean farmers

4 Nov 2018 5:23AM

In many parts of Dominica, Hurricane Maria razed the greenery, including agricultural cultivation, from the hillside of the mountainous island. (Photo: Kenton X. Chance/IPS)

The Caribbean reiterates ‘1.5 to Stay Alive’

12 Oct 2018 7:19AM

School feeding could boost health, agriculture, jobs in C’bean

12 Oct 2018 6:58AM

Coconut on display at Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Barbados.

Caribbean gets revised coconut water standards

By Kenton X. Chance BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The coconut water that you buy from your local vendor should be from nuts that did not touch the ground before reaching you….

11 Oct 2018 4:44AM

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Trevor Hassell, president of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, speaking at the beginning of Caribbean Week of Agriculture on Monday. (iWN photo)

Agriculture is best weapon against Caribbean’s deadliest killer

10 Oct 2018 5:29AM

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