Archive for December 2016

A network of chefs aimed at promoting stronger linkages between value chain actors in the culinary and agriculture sectors has been launched in Central Africa. Chefs for Development was previously operating exclusively in the Caribbean and Pacific after being officially unveiled in October in the Cayman Islands, during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2016. Read…

FAO, SPREP and CBD introduce a guide on mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into agricultural production and management in the Pacific Islands The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme(SPREP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), today released a technical document that provides guidance […] Source: FAO.org

UN FAO warns progress to defeat hunger is slowing in Asia-Pacific while obesity is on the rise as diets change Progress toward defeating hunger in the world’s most populous region has slowed and countries of Asia-Pacific must redouble their efforts if the Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger is to be met by 2030, the UN’s Food and Agriculture…

The Grenada Tourism Authority has named a new chief executive officer. The GTA has appointed Patricia Maher as its new top executive, a role which will begin Dec. 19, according to GTA Chairman Rodney George. “The board of directors are pleased to welcome Ms. Maher as CEO of the GTA in December. She has years…