A Caribbean professional employed in the field of agricultural development and working to improve the well being of Caribbean people. Keeping it positive.

Saint Lucia
Joined August 2019
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๐ŸŒฑIICA and partners recently marked the completion of the GEF SGP/UNDP-funded Sustainable Agricultural Community Outreach and Food Security Programme with the handover of hydroponic systems to Victory Center Antigua and Cedar Grove Primary School.
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The IICA ECS family is pleased to ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ to the team! ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ Rohan Mc Donald joins SVG Delegation as ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, & ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ Dexter Cornibert joins SLU Delegation as ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ (๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ).
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Countries of the Americas, attending the IICA Executive Committee meeting, agreed to strengthen regional cooperation to anticipate and address the impacts of El Niรฑo on agriculture in the hemisphere. Read more here ๐Ÿ“ฐ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธiica.int/en/press/news/countโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒฑ Following IICA Executive Committee Meeting, Hon Anthony Smith Jr (Antigua & Barbuda), Hon. Lisa Jawahir (St Lucia) & Hon Israel Bruce (SVG) visited CATIE in Costa Rica to discuss stronger collab before touring the institution's livestock facilities and NORTICO Cacao Farm.
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IICA and CATIE have launched a high-level technical mission to support St Lucia's agricultural transformation. Together with the Government partners, the mission will help shape a strategic roadmap for a more resilient, innovative and competitive agri sector. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ
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#IICAECSInAction ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ IICA and the GEF Small Grants Programme partnered with the St. Kitts and Nevis Association for Persons with Disabilities to establish a sustainable agriculture training farm. Watch the highlights, then see the full feature: youtu.be/9Be2qot4qJ4
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Attention Agtechs across the Americas! ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐Ÿง IICA is looking for the next participants of Digital Agriculture Week 2026. ๐Ÿ‘‰ If your work focuses on: โ€ข Technical assistance and rural extension โ€ข Food health and safety โ€ข Regional and international trade โ€ข Resilience and conservation of natural resources โ€ข Risk management ๐Ÿ™Œ Apply by June 15 and participate with all expenses covered: forms.office.com/pages/respoโ€ฆ @Efeagro @federicobert @cepal_onu @BancoMundialLAC @Bayer4Crops @FundaCRUSA @Univcordoba
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The governments of Brazil and Guyana, together with the Director General of IICA, are launching a science and innovation center in Georgetown aimed at transforming Caribbean agriculture and making it more productive and resilient. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ“ฐ:iica.int/en/press/news/the-gโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ“ฆ IICA Grenada and IICA Barbados are working together to strengthen the capacity of agro-processors and help them become export-ready. ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒŽ ๐ŸŽฅ Gregory Delsol explains more. Training continues today with sessions on branding, marketing and packaging.
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Rural seeds: more than two hundred Argentinian, Brazilian, Bolivian, and Colombian farmers and technicians shared their experiences in the Raรญcesย project executed by @IICAnews. More information ๐Ÿ“ฐ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธiica.int/en/press/news/ruralโ€ฆ
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IICA Director General receives overwhelming support in presenting the key pillars of the Instituteโ€™s work for the next four years, with a focus on strengthening the agriculture sector of the Americas. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ“ฐ: iica.int/en/press/news/iica-โ€ฆ
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๐Ÿš€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜€! ๐ŸŒฑ Applications are open for AgTech startups to participate in the 5th Digital Agriculture Week (Sept. 7โ€“10, 2026). ๐Ÿ“Œ Learn more: semanaad.iica.int/en ๐Ÿ“ Apply: tinyurl.com/y9ncau6j
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๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“ฑ IICA launched the fifth edition of Digital Agriculture Week, the regionโ€™s leading platform for advancing the digital transformation of agrifood systems in the Americas, and opened the call for AgTech startups interested in participating. ๐Ÿค” Are you one of them? ๐ŸŒŽ Startups originating in countries of the Americas with digital solutions at technology readiness level (TRL) 6 or higher are eligible to apply. ๐ŸŒฑ In this edition, priority will be given to startups with solutions aimed at increasing productivity and competitiveness, improving natural resource management and farmersโ€™ resilience; shortening and enhancing transparency in value chains; facilitating technical assistance and rural extension; and strengthening risk management, as well as food safety and quality. ๐Ÿ™Œ The call will remain open until June 15 through the application form available at: semanaad.iica.int ๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: iica.int/en/press/news/iica-โ€ฆ @MIbrahimIICA @Efeagro @cepal_onu @BancoMundialLAC @Bayer4Crops @FundaCRUSA @Univcordoba @federicobert #IICA #DAW #DigitalAgricultureWeek #Digitalization #AgTech #Startups #AgTechCall
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A shared path to strengthen regional agriculture. ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿค Muhammad Ibrahim, Director General of IICA, met with David Martรญnez, Executive Secretary of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC). โœ… Both agreed to advance a joint agenda that includes key issues such as insurance, guarantee funds, and financing for the Mesoamerican agricultural sector. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Also addressed in the meeting were the issues caused by the El Niรฑo phenomenon in the region, and the need to build tools that facilitate decision-making. ๐Ÿ‘‰ In addition, Martรญnez invited Ibrahim to participate in strategic meetings that the CAC is set to hold in the coming weeks. ๐Ÿ™Œ Martรญnezโ€™s visit to meet with the IICA Director General also made it possible to strengthen institutional ties and underscore the importance of joint support and a coordinated and expanded regional agenda, including issues such as agricultural health, food security, migration, and market development. @MIbrahimIICA @MartinezDavid_1 @Secretaria_CAC @Efeagro @IICA_Costa_Rica @IICAHonduras @IICA_PANAMA @iica_sv @IICAGuatemala @iica_belize Learn more at: iica.int/en/press/news/iica-โ€ฆ #IICA #CAC #MesoamericanAgriculture #CentralAmerica #ElNiรฑo #FoodSecurity #InternationalCooperation
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IICA Saint Kitts and Nevis was pleased to host a booth at the annual Saint Kitts Agricultural Open Day ๐ŸŒฑ Our team shared insights on the work of the IICA and engaged with students, farmers, NGOs, and the public Thanks to everyone who stopped by - here are some highlights.
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Happy National Heroes Day, Barbados. Today, we honour those whose courage, sacrifice and excellence helped shape the Barbados we call our own.
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Students from the Victory Centre & Cedar Grove Primary in Antigua teamed up to harvest fresh veggies - growing food, connection & opportunity Powered by GEF Small Grants Program & supported by IICA and partners making Climate Smart Agriculture accessible for all ๐ŸŒฑ
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๐Ÿ’œ Today we celebrate the women who plant ideas, cultivate change, and harvest a better future.
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IICA ECS proudly joins our Saint Lucia team in celebrating ๐’๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐šโ€™๐ฌ 47๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. Happy Independence Day to the land of the Pitons and to the proud people of Saint Lucia. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ
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๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ Support resilient & sustainable agriculture across the Caribbean ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Mar 1โ€“Jun 30, 2026 | ๐Ÿ’ป Hybrid | ๐Ÿ’ต USD 500/month Open to CARICOM residents ToR: tinyurl.com/RAP-INT1-ToR-202โ€ฆ Apply: [email protected] | โฐ Feb 17, 2026
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