Solomon Islands fish exporters will get a boost under a new project supported and led by the Standards and Trade Development Facility and the Food and Agriculture Organisation or FAO. The FAO said the new fish project will give...
Efforts are being placed towards developing a Fijian organic label, much similar to the Fijian Made label developed by the government through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Faiyaz...
Chefs for Development (Chefs4Dev) is an initiative which aims to promote stronger linkages between value chain actors in the culinary and agriculture sectors, with a view to enhancing the contribution made by healthier, locally...
Women in Business Development (WIBDI) links organic farmers in Samoa with markets. They expand now to organic dried bananas. http://www.loopsamoa.com/business/wibdi-expand-export-samoan-organic-dr…
Business is booming for GraceKennedy subsidiary, GK Foods and Services Limited, and it’s ready to expand its offerings in North America and the United Kingdom. The company this week announced plans to open its sixth manufacturing...
Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell and chief executive officer of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) Rodinald Soomer have signed a grant agreement aimed at enhancing export capacity and value-added in the island’s spices...
A new United Nations global action programme launched today at FAO seeks to address pressing challenges related to food security, nutrition and the impacts of climate change facing the world's Small Island Developing States (SIDS)...
The Green Climate Fund is transferring funds to help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the double climate threats of rising sea levels and destructive cyclones. GCF is sending the first USD 2 million tranche of its...
The World Bank data for the first adjustment come from estimates of 2016 GNI per capita which are now available. This year, the thresholds have moved down slightly because of low price inflation and the strengthening of the US...
Overfishing and the degradation of coral reefs across the Caribbean and Pacific islands are pushing many fish, including food sources like tunas and groupers, towards extinction. This is according to two regional Red List reports...