School feeding programs in Belize are using a more holistic and integrated approach of establishing gardens to produce fruits and vegetables to supply to the kitchen for consumption by the schoolchildren. It is in this context that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture along with the Horticulture unit of the Ministry of Agriculture are working together on establishing a school garden at one of the primary schools in the city of Belmopan.
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Castries, Santa Lucía
April 16, 2026
Efforts to strengthen sweet potato production and preserve vital genetic resources across the Caribbean are gaining momentum under the Next Generation Sweet Potato Production in the Caribbean Project, now actively engaging stakeholders through a Community of Practice with technical specialists in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
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April 15, 2026
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Washington DC
April 15, 2026
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the goal is to benefit 10 million farming families by 2030, as part of an effort to reach 300 million family farmers worldwide by 2030.
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