CARDI Caribbean

CARDI - Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute-Building a productive, competitive and resilient regional agriculture sector.

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🚀 CARDI & AGROSAVIA launch the Dr. Agro & ALIMENTRO apps on Thursday, 18 June 2026! Join the Guyana session live via webinar to explore these new regional digital tools. 📱🌾 #AgriTech

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🌱 CARDI ED Ansari Hosein gave 10 'Samoana' dasheen plants to UWI’s Dr. Wendy-Ann Isaac! Tissue-cultured at CARDI SVG, this high-yield, pest-resistant variety is built for climate resilience. 🫘 #AgriTech

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🌱 Training in Poole! @CARDIcaribbean & Ariaponics showed staff a new greenhouse & solar fertigation tech, backed by @maftt_ & @FAOcaribbean. ☀️💧 #AgriTech

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🌾 CARDI welcomed @IICAnews DG Dr. Ibrahim & Brazil's Deputy Ag Minister C. Soares to HQ today! Discussed project alliances, viewed a palm weevil tech demo & a CARDI-IICA crop exhibit. 🫘🤝 #AgriTech #CARDI

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Shoutout to UTT/ECIAF interns Tejwatie, Osnel, Kordel & Darion! 👏🇹🇹

They spent 3 weeks at CARDI collecting data on black-eyed peas, conducting forage interviews & working on bio-pesticide trials to complete their Year 1 Diploma in Agriculture.

#YouthInAgri #AgriResearch

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🌾Over 50 farmers, students & extension officers joined CARDI SVG & MOA for a Field Day in Region 3! Under the ITC Food Security Project, we showed how intercropping dasheen & plantains beats monocropping by boosting yields, slashing chemical costs & restoring soil health. 🇻🇨🥔🍌

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📈 Milestone Alert! CARDI Saint Lucia distributed an additional 612 yam mini-sett plants today to Extension Officers in Regions 7 & 8 (Roseau, Canaries, Anse La Raye, NW District). 🇱🇨🍠

This brings our cumulative total to 2,576 yam plants distributed! 🤝🌱

#FoodSecurity #SLU

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🌾 Boosting Regional Food Security! 🇧🇸🚀
CARDI is driving the establishment and adoption of modern agronomic practices for Cassava, Dasheen, and Peanut production.

Combatting climate change, boosting yields & reducing the regional food import bill! 🌍🌱

https://t.co/PRfVIoChIg

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🇱🇨 Calling 🇱🇨 youth aged 14-35 in Saint Lucia studying/working in agriculture! 🌾
Take a short poll to help shape future ag-programs.
🎁 First 150 entries get a chance to win a laptop, KFC vouchers, & movie tickets!

Deadline: June 14, 2026

👇 Survey Link: Scan QR

#SaintLucia

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Inspiring the next gen! 🌾 CARDI's Donawa Jackson joined Tourama Government School for Career Day to highlight modern careers in Agriculture. 🚜🇻🇨

CARDI proudly supports the school with seedlings & technical advice to help grow fresh food for student meals! 🌱

#YouthInAgri #SVG

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CARDI was honoured to welcome HE REN Hongyan, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to T&T, to our HQ! CN TT
Productive talks covered digital tech, bioinputs, farmland fire prevention, capsaicin applications, agri-machinery & seed production. 🌾🌱
#AgriTech #Diplomacy

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Rewarding youth excellence in agriculture! 🌾

CARDI's proud to support the ECIAF/UTT Class of 2026 Awards. Congrats to our sponsored awardees: Isaac Greenidge, Donte Bastaldo, & Jadon Ramlogan!
CARDI ED Ansari Hosein was there to celebrate the future of regional ag. 🎉👏
📸: UTT

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📊 Now Hiring: Enumerators – Tobago
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) is inviting applications for Enumerators to support an important Climate Smart Agriculture project in Tobago.
📍 Location: Tobago
📆 Duration: 1 week
📧 Apply by June 3, 2026

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🌱 Now Hiring: Research Assistant – The Bahamas
CARDI is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the position of Research Assistant under the UNEP/GEF-funded Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Project in The Bahamas.
📧 Apply by June 5, 2026

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🌱 Now Hiring: Field Assistant – The Bahamas
CARDI is seeking a qualified Field Assistant to support the UNEP/GEF-funded Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Project in The Bahamas.
📍 Location: The Bahamas
📆 Duration: 12 months
📧 Apply by June 5, 2026

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🌱 Now Hiring: Research Assistant – The Bahamas
CARDI is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the position of Research Assistant under the UNEP/GEF-funded Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Project in The Bahamas.
📍 Location: The Bahamas
📧 Apply by June 5, 2026

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🎙️From field to plate! CARDI ED Ansari Hosein explains how our black-eyed peas pilot with the @maftt_, @FAOCaribbean & @IICAnews aims to slash the food import bill and supplement the School Feeding Programme in 🇹🇹. Watch the breakdown!🎬

#FoodSecurity

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🌱🇹🇹 CARDI joined the @maftt_, @FAOCaribbean, @IICAnews & other reps for the official harvest of the Black-Eyed Peas Pilot Project. We delivered technical presentations & live harvest demos showcasing strong local production potential. 🚜🌿 #CARDI #FoodSecurity #Agriculture

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🐐🇰🇳 @CARDIcaribbean, partnering with the Dept of Agriculture, hosted a workshop to strengthen small ruminant production & farm management in St. Kitts & Nevis. Farmers explored sustainable livestock systems, nutrition, disease control & business management. 🌿📋 #CARDI #Agri2026

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🛸A bird’s-eye view of progress! Fly over our black-eyed peas trials in Caroni. @CARDICaribbean & @maftt_ are testing sustainable ways to boost local legume yields & strengthen food security. Field results look amazing—yield assessment up next! 🎬🇹🇹

#AgriTech #FoodSecurity