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We’re in the thick of summer, which also means Carnival season is in full swing. From Trinidad to St. Vincent and beyond, it seems like everyone is getting on bad, but what’s a girl to do if she can’t make it to di road to buss a wine for mas? No worries, we got you! We found four Caribbean…

Once the star island of the sugar trade, the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis now produces something even sweeter: an overwhelming surplus of mangoes. Branches hang heavy with them over the narrow roads that wind around the island; fallen fruit stays only a few minutes on the ground before the wild donkeys and monkeys that…

With the global market size of agritourism expected to reach $10.16 billion by 2024 (Verified Market Reports) and with an estimated Caribbean market for agribusiness products of $4 billion per year, there is a major opportunity for the region to enhance its tourism product and improve food security, connecting visitors and locals to the people,…

Read more about the cuisine of Europe and Africa and the vast diversity of food. As mentioned by Ranieri Sabatucci, EU Ambassador to the African Union, it is our profound belief that diversity is something to celebrate and to build on, and it drives our commitment to this relationship. Culture in general and food in…

Te Maeva Nui Festival is a week-long national culture and dance event held each year to celebrate the August 4th birthday of the Cook Islands as an independent nation. It is the cultural highlight of the Cook Islands year. This National Event has grown over the years drawing international visitors from across the globe to Rarotonga…

CacaoFiji has two awards for its Fijian cocoa bean chocolate at multiple international chocolate competition this year. It has won Silver award for 70% Dark Dreketi Matasawalevu chocolate with their partner Arete at the Americas International Chocolate  Award and won the Silver award for the 90% Dark Chocolate by Armstrong Chocolate at the prestigious London Academy…

In Fiji, the word “kusima” describes not only an overwhelming appreciation of seafood but, also the insatiable desire to eat seafood. The word is the inspiration of a new cookbook that aims not only to provide seafood recipes but, also promote sustainable seafood practices and celebrate the role women play in Fijian fisheries. The cookbook…

One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing food festivals is back again this summer. The Nevis Mango & Food Festival, now in its fifth year, is set for July 4-7 with a focus on the island’s growing culinary power. The Nevis Mango and Food Festival is an entire weekend totally dedicated to the mango and the deliciously creative cuisine…

She fondly referred to her product as “nature in a bottle” and she foresees a good future for Guyana’s coconut industry, but one of her biggest aims is to convert 50 acres of land into an agriculture-tourism destination. Such are the plans of farmer Vilma DeSilva. She is investing in training and educating her children…

Seychelles is planning to put in place a law that will protect agricultural land from being used for other types of development, a top government official said last week. A workshop on agricultural land evaluation was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries with the support of the Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO). Antoine-Marie Moustache, the…