This year’s staging of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) is placing practical solutions at the center of efforts to tackle the immediate challenges facing regional agriculture, with stakeholders sharpening their focus on food security, climate resilience, technology and...

From all reports, this year’s 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny is getting a passing grade. Already we have heard that the week of activities, running from September 27 to October 2, has attracted the largest turnout in the...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says bureaucracy is strangling agricultural investment in the Caribbean, requiring faster and more strategic regulation to help Jamaica and the region modernise farming to open the door to attracting technology-driven investments. Holness outlined...

Caribbean agriculture ministers are calling for deeper regional integration, improved transportation and logistics, and a new financing model to strengthen food security and transform the region’s food systems. The call came during a plenary session on September 28 at Caribbean...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says the 20th staging of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which got under way on Monday in Trelawny, is not only a milestone but also a call for the region to move more quickly from commitment to implementation....

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for an overhauling of the Caribbean’s agricultural transportation system, warning that the region cannot achieve food security if food cannot be moved efficiently and affordably between countries. Green, who was...

This year’s staging of CARICOM’s Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) has attracted the largest turnout yet in the event’s 20-year history. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, the event is being held at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny, from...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the success of the 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) will be determined by the action that follows the regional discussions. Addressing the opening of CWA 2026 at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, is urging clear, actionable outcomes from the staging of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA 2026) as the region works to achieve food security in keeping with the CARICOM “25 by 2025” target. The initiative aims to...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 20th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) has gotten underway here with Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness urging the region to ensure that agriculture becomes increasingly export oriented and able to compete globally. Holness told...