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CARDI Hosts Field Demonstration on Sustainable Dasheen and Plantain Intercropping

EmoNews ContributorJune 5, 2026

The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) hosted an educational field activity for farmers in Region 3 at Maroon Hill on June 3, highlighting the benefits of intercropping dasheen and plantains. The activity formed part of the International Trade Centre (ITC) project, “The Caribbean: Strengthening Sustainable Value Chains Through Productive and Commercial Alliances,” which is […]

InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort & Spa by IHG Sunday Buffet is back!

EmoNews ContributorNovember 1, 2025

FAO, ECLAC, WFP, and IICA: Failure to eradicate hunger and malnutrition costs more than the cost of solutions

EmoNews ContributorMay 3, 2024

According to a new special report by the agencies, the cost of inaction on hunger and food insecurity represents an average of 6.4% of the GDP of the countries studied. April 29, 2024, Santiago, Chile –The new report Financing Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, jointly produced by the Food and […]

HEAL Programme engaging students for the better

EmoNews ContributorMarch 9, 2024

HEAL is community-based initiative termed “Health, Education and Agriculture with Love” (HEAL) Programme, centered on targeted development of the communities of Delices, Boetica and La Plaine, part of a larger nine-pillar strategy, formulated inclusively for collective implementation and action. The theme “Our Development, Our Strategy, Our Responsibility” speaks to this ownership and self-driven action for […]

FAO leads global efforts to strengthen aquaculture for food and sustainable development

External SourceMay 17, 2023

Expert articles cover key themes for an expanding sector already playing a major role in meeting the world’s nutritional needs Aquaculture has seen enormous progress in recent decades and is destined to produce the majority of the ever-growing demand for aquatic food. The sector now needs an updated set of governing principles that ensure that […]

DEXIA is encouraging purchase of local white potatoes as farmers begin to harvest crop

EmoNews ContributorMay 8, 2023

The Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) is encouraging the purchase and consumption of locally grown white potatoes, as the harvest season is now well underway and the produce is available for sale at DEXIA’s Roseau Pack House and retailers around the island. DEXIA’s General Manager Paula Platsko says, this call is furtherance of the support […]

The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year

External SourceMay 5, 2023

FAO Food Price Index increases, amid higher international quotations for sugar, meat and rice, while prices for wheat, maize, dairy products and vegetable oils decline The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, the Food […]

Dominica, Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines chart a course for their dasheen value chain

EmoNews ContributorFebruary 21, 2023

Stakeholders from all three countries are working to upgrade their dasheen value chains to increase production and access to local, regional, and extra-regional markets. Dasheen was the focus of weeklong discussions among some 50 stakeholders including farmers, exporters, government representatives and regional partner Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). From February 13-17, 2023, these […]

The Health Benefits of Tamarind

Emo News EditorsApril 2, 2022

Tamarind is a tropical fruit which is shaped like a bean-pod. Once the pod is broken the flesh from the bean-like fruit can be eaten in a variety of ways. Most of us enjoy the saliva inducing taste of tamarind balls or the sweet deliciousness of tamarind jam. Some of us indulge in a refreshing […]

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