FAO in Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize

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20 May 2019
What is World Bee Day? Learn why we need bees for a nurtitious future! World Bee Day is observed each year on May 20. It draws attention to the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy and shines a light on the habitat of pollinators...
17 May 2019
Jamaica prepares to join 59 States and one Member Organization as a party to the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. Jamaica’s fisheries stakeholders engaged in five days of discussions towards the formulation of a national strategy and...
15 May 2019
Strengthening Human Resilience is the new call being actioned by these multiple UN Agencies in collaboration with the Government of Jamaica. The United Nations and Government of Jamaica Joint Project on Strengthening Human Resilience in Northern Clarendon and West Kinston is a two year project being implemented with the aim...
10 May 2019
Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s most important exporter for bananas and the four major tropical fruits – mangoes, pineapples, avocados and papayas. As the world’s largest exporter –and second largest producer- of bananas and tropical fruits, Latin America and the Caribbean is particularly well positioned to benefit from...
29 April 2019
If no action is taken, drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050...Click to learn more