CaribClimate Podcast Ep. 3 - Agriculture Pt. 1 "Planting the Seeds of Food Security"

CaribClimate Podcast

Climate Change means we have to reconsider the way we approach agriculture. As temperatures and rainfall patterns change, the types of food that we grow and that do well in our regions may change. This is where climate-resilient agriculture comes in - developing tools, processes, and ways of growing that are flexible and choosing crops that are able to withstand variable weather.

In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Gregory Robin, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute's (CARDI) former Country Representative for Jamaica joins us to discuss what was accomplished through the Caribbean Regional PPCR's partnership with CARDI.

Topics to be discussed will include the procurement and installation of Weaning and Hardening Facilities, studies that were done into the drought tolerance of Sweet Potato, Tomatoes and Hot Peppers and the procurement and installation of Seed Batch dryers across the region.

The CaribClimate Podcast has been commissioned by the Caribbean Regional PPCR. A 5-year, 10.9 Million USD project funded by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and administered by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Office of Research and Innovation (MORI). The project's objectives were to:

1. Improve the Caribbean's processes to acquire, store, analyze, access and disseminate climate-relevant data.

2. Pilot and scale-up innovative climate-resilient initiatives in the region.

Learn more about the project by visiting: caribppcr.org.jm