
Cuban president meets with US agricultural leaders
NEW YORK - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday met with businessmen and leaders of various organizations in the US agricultural sector, organized by the US Agricultural Coalition for Cuba (USACC) and the More...

400 fruit and vegetable growers will be given priority
WILLEMSTAD - More than 400 Curaçaoans want to grow fruit and vegetables but have been waiting for the government for years for a suitable area to start planting. The government announced that it will now help the More...

Curaçao together with Aruba and the Netherlands to participate in trade mission in Colombia
WILLEMSTAD - Minister Steven Martina of Economic Development and the Aruban Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Culture Xiomara Ruiz-Maduro of Aruba will be part of a trade mission to Colombia. The two ministers More...

Aquaponics: New ways to help reduce the OECS food import bill
CASTRIES - Tackling the region’s high food import bill and improving food security is increasingly being explored through aquaponics or the production of food that combines aquaculture (farming fish) with hydroponics More...

Camelia-Römer: Government ready for innovation in agriculture
WILLEMSTAD - Agriculture, fisheries and livestock farming contribute less than one percent to the gross domestic product. That was announced by Minister Suzy Camelia-Römer during the press conference of the Council More...

Local vegetables at Building Depot
WILLEMSTAD - You can find them every Saturday right in front of Building Depot: the farmers of Banda Ariba united in the Kooperatieve Vereniging of Banda Ariba KOABA. They try to get a place in the market. Dozens More...

Tourism interests urged to invest in agriculture
KINGSTON - Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council in Jamaica, Adam Stewart, is calling on hoteliers and other tourism interests, to invest in the local agriculture sector, noting that this is a surefire way of More...

Prime Minister meets with Minister of Agriculture of Panama
PANAMA CITY, WILLEMSTAD - Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath met with the minister of Agriculture in Panama Eduardo Carles, to discuss interesting opportunities for both Curaçao and the Central American country More...

Official visit Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath to Panama
WILLEMSTAD - From March 5 until 8, 2018, the Prime Minister of Curaçao will be in Panama for an official visit. Panama is one of the countries with more potential to grow economically in the region. With the Panama More...

New guide for young entrepreneurs working to modernize agriculture through ICTS
With their talent for using and developing ICT apps, young people are uniquely positioned to address challenges in the agriculture sector. IBADAN – A guidebook designed for young people interested in developing More...