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CDB supports sweet potato value chain project

Staff Writer Apr 7, 2021

“Increased production of local alternatives to traditional imports and value addition to provide healthy convenient options for consumers, can assist in reversing public health challenges and reduce the regional food import bill. Roots and…
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Suriname receives FAO assistance to Modernise Cassava Production through In-vitro Techniques

Michelle Nurse Nov 26, 2018 0

(Food and Agriculture Organisation Press Release) – This week, 15 agricultural technical officers from across Suriname will participate in a practical training organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)…
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Saint Lucia adopts climate-smart cassava cultivation, encourages production of blended bread

Michelle Nurse Feb 7, 2018 0

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is spearheading a project which will not only increase the cultivation of cassava throughout the Region but also encourages the production of cassava blended bread as a healthier alternative to…
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Boosting cassava production to improve Region’s food security

Michelle Nurse Aug 22, 2017 0

“Cassava is the prioritized commodity for this project, and currently results in a two percent reduction on the food import bill within CARICOM.” Saint Lucia, as one of these CARICOM countries, must continue to contribute to the import…
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Roots and tubers: A potential cash cow in the Caribbean

Michelle Nurse May 12, 2017 0

Root and tuber crops (RTCs) such as arrowroot, cassava, dasheen, eddoe, ginger, sweet potato, tania and yam are farmed throughout the Caribbean and remain a staple of traditional diets. Belize, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname and some…
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