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The kids at the Barataria Community Centre Club #TT 🇹🇹 have been diligently maintaining the climate smart school garden established under the #ResilientSchoolFeedingProgramme and found their first string bean!
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🤝🏾 teamed up for training day #2 at the San Francique Presbyterian Primary School. Children learnt about the various production technologies and its benefits to their school gardens. #ResilientSchoolFeedingProgramme #TT 🇹🇹
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🤝🏾 teamed up for training at the Las Lomas Government Primary School. Children learnt about the various production technologies and their benefits to their school gardens facilitated by #ResilientSchoolFeedingProgramme #TT 🇹🇹
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It's harvest time at the Barataria Community Centre's Club #TT. Kids saw the fruits (or should we say lettuce) of their labour. Produce was sold in the community & profits will be used to maintain the garden. #ResilientSchoolFeedingProgramme
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Advanced project design for the Green Climate Fund
Tools and examples to design project proposals for accessing climate finance through the Green Climate Fund.
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Day 1 of training at the San Francique Presbyterian Primary School kicked off with facilitating the sessions to help kids understand and maintain climate smart school gardens #ResilientSchoolFeedingProgramme #TT 🇹🇹
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🍍 At and we seek to raise awareness and increase the use of Codex standards to guarantee safe food for everyone 🙌
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#AMRCodexTexts
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We want a Caribbean where women and girls can live free from fear.
🧡In every heartbeat.
🧡With every breath.
🧡At every step.
RT if you agree!
#16Days #PushForward
#16DaysCaribbean
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This #16Days, everyone can make a difference. Here are ways to end violence against women & girls:
📣Speak up against violence
❌Call out sexual harassment
✔️Challenge beliefs on masculinity
⚖️Push for stronger laws
💰Fund women’s organizations
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It's the month of December and Christmas is here🎄🎅!
Around the Caribbean, one of our favorite drinks is sorrel. Did you know sorrel is loaded with minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium & zinc?
Drink up!
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Another local Caribbean favorite at Christmas time is ginger beer🎄🎅!
Ginger has a long history of benefits including aiding better digestion and immunity.
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Our planet is struggling to keep up with us, & the natural resources we need to produce food are at risk.
By 2050, we will have to produce 60% more food to meet the global food demand.
This means that we have to learn to produce more food, sustainably.
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Good Emergency Management Practices in animal health #GEMP
To improve the responses of national veterinary services to emergency situations.
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#Intersectionality: A key tool for #Inclusive and #SustainableDevelopment
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#Barbados celebrates its 56th Anniversary of Independence today.
Wishing you all a Happy Independence Day 2022!
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#FAO Representative toured the new kitchen facility installed by the #ResilientSchoolFeeding Programme #Belize. During the visit on 23 November, plates for school meals were handed over to Principal, Angela Jimenez
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🎓 New FREE online course!
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Associative processes, sustainable practices, and opportunities for more inclusive markets.
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During a recent visit to #Belize 🇧🇿, #FAO Representative joined the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Jose Abelardo Mai to tour the Guinea Grass RC Primary School, 1️⃣of the 6️⃣schools supported by the #ResilientSchoolFeeding Programme. 🏫🥗🍽
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The new Food Value Chain domain in FAOSTAT can help Members understand the impact of post-harvest food value chain intermediation. This data is particularly crucial when it comes to transforming our agrifood systems & ensuring that no one is left behind. #Digital4Impact
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Today, 6️⃣ Fisheries Extension Officers in #StLucia are participating in a 1️⃣day training of trainers in #ClimateChange, #Gender & #Fisheries. Participants will train fisher folk as part the activities for the #ResilientSchoolFeeding Programme.
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🍍 At and we seek to raise awareness and increase the use of Codex standards to guarantee safe food for everyone 🙌
💻 Learn more ➡️ fao.org/americas/event
#AMRCodexTexts
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💻 #FAOOnlineConferences
“#Intersectionality: A key tool for #Inclusive and #SustainableDevelopment”
🗓 Wednesday, november 30rd.
⏰ 10:30 - 11:30 A.M (Chile 🇨🇱)
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selected 21 farms in the region which received training on Protective Structures & assistance in upgrading them incl. members of Antigua & Barbuda Association for Persons Living with Disabilities. Height of benches will be adjusted for persons for using hydroponics
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#IYAFA2022 #COP27 #SSF
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📢Work is underway to strengthen Pesticides Regulation in Saint Lucia 🇱🇨through 's partnership with a European Union-funded Programme & The Saint Lucia’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board 🪰🪲🐛
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🎓 New FREE online course!
🛰️👩🌾 New technologies and practices for family farming
Innovation and digital technologies: big opportunities for small farmers
Enroll now! ➡️ bit.ly/FO4ACP
Support: and European Union
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The Sustainable Development Goals belong to all of us. But amid resurgent conflict, climate havoc, & social & health crises, we risk losing sight of them. New publication shows how we're working with partners to help achieve #SDGs on the ground 👇
fao.org/documents/card
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Participants in the virtual Green Finance inception workshop with , were introduced to aquaponics & aquaculture 🐟& the importance of understanding climate related risk in agricultural finance. 🌱💰
#Resilientaquaculture
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Through the #ResilientAquaculture sub-project financial institutions in #Dominica, #SKN, #Grenada and #TT, are receiving training in developing targeted financial products for nature-based solutions and green financing. 🌱💰🐟
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In a virtual Green Finance inception workshop held on 10 November with , the #Resilientaquaculture sub-project discussed solutions for increasing farmers' access to credit & financing for aquaculture enterprises in the #Caribbean.
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🎓 New FREE self-paced course!
🌡️⚠️ Addressing the #ClimateChange and #Poverty nexus
🐟 🎣 #Adaptation #SocialProtection and #Resilience of #CoastalCommunities & #SIDS
Enroll! ➡️bit.ly/3Unieex
#IYAFA2022 #COP27 #SSF
How is helping countries achieve the #SDGs?
What does agrifood systems transformation look like on the ground?
Find the answers here, in our new report 👇
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My gratitude to the Italian government for its additional contribution to digitize ’s Plenary Hall & enhance its multilingual capacity. The Plenary hosts FAO Members & partners, united in efforts to ensure global #FoodSecurity & achieve the #4Betters.
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📌 ¡Join the event!
FAO Regional Workshop to end child labor in agriculture in the region
🗓️ 28/11/2022
⏰ 9:00 A.M (Chile 🇨🇱)
💻 Sign up: fao.zoom.us/webinar/regist
📕 More information: fao.org/publications/c
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⚓ Introduction to Port State Measures Agreement #PSMA
Be prepared for the UN Year of #ArtisanalFisheriesAquaculture 2022!!
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#BlueTransformation #IYAFA2022 #FightIUUFishing
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