Release - Food security and nutrition surveillance systems (FNSS) are critical to public health as they provide information for immediate and medium to long-term decision-making relating to the nutritional risk factors, nutritional status and nutrition-related diseases and disorders in a country’s population. The Caribbean Public Health
UN News - World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported. The UN agency has published its latest Food Price Index (FFPI) which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals,
On day two (2) of the Appropriation Bill (2023) discussion, Honourable Samal Duggins, Minister of Agriculture, pledged St. Kitts and Nevis' commitment to CARICOM's 25% by 2025 Agenda, which aims to lower the region's food cost. “Madam Speaker, we have adopted a more measurable goal
Release - It is essential that we strive for a society in which all people, everywhere, have reliable access to nutritionally adequate and environmentally sustainable food. On 16th October, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) joins its partners and the Caribbean people in observing World Food
UN News - Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning among global distributors as exports ramp up, said UN humanitarians. Described as a “beacon of hope”
The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming 46 per cent over the last six months. Nearly 4.1 million people or 57 per cent of the population, now face
UN News - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported. Its latest Food Price Index shows that five commodities - cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat
UN News - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs earlier in the year in the wake of the war in Ukraine, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported. The UN agency has published its latest eagerly-awaited Food
UN NEWS—Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to transform food systems globally. The Coalition of Action for Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for all (HDSFS), brings together governments,
Press Release - His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that Guyana is ready to collaborate with the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Nigeria in agriculture and food security among other areas. President Ali made this statement after accepting the letters of accreditation from the
