By Rachel Boyce and Carmine Paolo De Salvo https://youtu.be/5iA3EeZFpmY For many Caribbean countries, the agricultural sector is still of significant importance. Rice production in Suriname and Guyana, for example, represents crucial economic activity for these countries. However, on a whole, Caribbean agriculture is facing substantial challenges. This is in part due to … [Read more...] about AGRIMONITOR: Learn the effects of agricultural policy, food security and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean!
Rachel Boyce
Rachel Boyce is a Consultant in the Environment, Rural Development and Disaster Risk Management Division of the IDB where she works on Agricultural Policy Research and Analysis and coordinates the Agrimonitor Initiative which enables policy makers and policy analysts to track agricultural policies and to assess and measure the composition of the support to agriculture. She previously worked in the Agriculture and Rural Development (LAC) Division of the World Bank where she started her work on Agricultural and Food Security in the region. She got her Master’s Degree in International Relations at the University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica), where she focused on Economic Diversification in the Caribbean. She also holds a Law degree from the University of London, where she focused her research on Property and Land Rights and a Bachelors in International Relations. Barbadian born, Rachel is also a vegetarian which allows her passion for agriculture and rural development to transcend beyond its professional domain.
3 Reasons why you should stop eating Parrotfish
Image source: Wikicommons After living in Jamaica for five years, every time I visit for work, I try to squeeze in whatever time I have to say hello to friends. On my last visit, I was very fortunate to have meetings on both sides of the weekend allowing me to spend my off days in a familiar place with familiar people. My friends and I decided to take advantage of this rare … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons why you should stop eating Parrotfish
How does open data help the agricultural sector?
By Carmine Paolo De Salvo, Rachel Boyce, Ivette Fis de Melo Latin America and the Caribbean contribute 11% of the value of world food production and possess 24% of the arable land in the world. Open data is a powerful source of information that can help in making decisions and formulating policies to foster the development of the agricultural sector, and consequently to help … [Read more...] about How does open data help the agricultural sector?
Agricultural Policies in the Caribbean
Streetside Market in Lelydorp, Suriname. Photo Author Rachel Boyce The Producer Support Estimate (PSE) study for the Caribbean Region has begun! This study, which covers the full Caribbean cohort of the Inter-American Development Bank (CCB - The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Suriname), will look at the magnitudes and structure of government policies and … [Read more...] about Agricultural Policies in the Caribbean
Aquaponics
Photo author Rachel Boyce By now, everyone has an understanding of the impact of climate change. Climate change has caused NGOS, private organizations, governments and individuals to think of creative ways to combat imminent problems. “Climate-smart” agriculture has also become part of the global conversation on solutions. … [Read more...] about Aquaponics