In the Press
CARIBBEAN DROUGHT BULLETIN February 2019
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New EU organic rules
New EU organic rules: how to avoid negative impacts on small farmers in the Caribbean? Message from Fair Trade Advocacy Office [pdf-embedder url=”https://ectadcaribbean.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/New-EU-organic-rules-impact-on-Caribbean-small-farmers.pdf” title=”New EU organic rules
COLEACP Mission to SVG
In May 2016, the European Commission (EC) and COLEACP signed a five–year grant contract for the new programme “Fit for Market – Strengthening competitiveness and
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission
St. Vincent and GRENADINES (SVG) has been the pilot for the initiative configuring the product mix, packaging and marketing; market penetration and shipping arrangements. [pdf-embedder
Report from ECTAD Suriname
ECTAD-Suriname is part of the public-private Technical Committee for developing a National Standard for honey. We want to make sure that local and imported honey
GFAR champions FARMERS’ RIGHTS TO GENETIC RESOURCES
Our partner GFAR champions FARMERS’ RIGHTS TO GENETIC RESOURCES, read the information in the links provided below to learn more about GFAR’s work: Just released: Farmers’
Drought bulletin and Caribbean climate outlook
The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), one of our partners shared drought bulletin and Caribbean climate outlook CARICOF with us. These publications which
Australia in the Caribbean
The Australian High Commission Direct Aid Program based in Trinidad and Tobago provided small grants for the development of projects to help fewer privilege communities
CARDI LOCAL OFFICE IN SVG ADVICE ON BEST FERTILIZER MIXES FOR ROOT CROPS
CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (CARDI) PROPOSED fertilizer recommendations for select crops. (See attached summary. Note that in some cases we may substitute for what
FARMERS ADOPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Our small farmers are on the frontline of climate change with very little resources to buffer climate change effects. Drastic variation in weather patterns, shorten
ECTAD CARIBBEAN SMALL FARMERS ORGANISATIONS SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY
We strives to remove our farmer’s organisations dependency on donor agencies and government. Farmers bring to the table, lands and skills and it is important
ECTAD SMALL FARMERS MARKETING CLUSTER GETS GREAT REVIEW FROM BUYERS IN EUROPE
Our female-led marketing cluster, headed by Vanessa Joseph and her team came in for high praises from our overseas buyers for quality consistency over the