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04/08/2026

If a storm flattened your crops next month, how long would you wait for money?

There is insurance sold directly to farmers that pays out within 14 days of a trigger being reached, with no damage assessment and no adjuster visit. It launched in Jamaica in December 2025, and Belize, Grenada and Saint Lucia were named for 2026. It is not perfect, and the article is honest about where it falls short, but you cannot arrange it after a storm. Only before one.

That is one of the shorter routes. There are longer ones. Grant money is real, but most windows are closed to individual farmers and open only to registered groups, which is one practical reason to join or strengthen one now, before a call opens.

The new AgriFocus Caribbean article walks through each route in plain language. What you can reach on your own, what needs a group behind you, what your government has to apply for, and the four things worth doing this season regardless.

It was developed in collaboration with UnaMay Gordon, MSc, who has spent years working on climate finance across the region.

Making Climate Finance Work for Caribbean Farmers
https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/making-climate-finance-work-for-caribbean-farmers/

07/07/2026

🌱 The cold chain starts in the field—not in the cold room.

Many farmers lose quality and income long before their produce reaches the market. Our latest article shares practical, affordable ways to reduce spoilage, extend shelf life, and keep fruits and vegetables fresher for longer.

📖 Read the full article:
https://www.agrifocuscaribbean.com

22/06/2026

New on AgriFocus Caribbean
Beyond the Spray: Biopesticides and IPM for Caribbean Vegetable Farms

When a spray stops working the way it once did, the answer is not always to spray more often.

This article looks at how Caribbean farmers can make stronger pest-management decisions through field scouting, action thresholds, biological control, biopesticides, disease prevention, protected cultivation, and more selective use of pesticides when they are truly needed.

We are also pleased to welcome Dr. Machel A. Emanuel to the AgriFocus Caribbean Advisory Panel with this article. Dr. Emanuel is a lecturer and botanist in the Department of Life Sciences at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. His technical review and contribution strengthened the article's IPM discussion, ensuring it reflects both current science and the practical realities Caribbean farmers face.

Read the full article: https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/beyond-the-spray-biopesticides-and-ipm-for-caribbean-vegetable-farms/

01/06/2026

New on AgriFocus Caribbean 🐔
Salmonella and Campylobacter can move through a poultry flock without making birds look sick. The risks then follow eggs and dressed chicken all the way to the consumer.

Our latest article takes a practical look at how these pathogens enter and spread through backyard and small-scale Caribbean poultry systems, and the steps farmers can take to reduce risk: coop hygiene, rodent control, egg handling, water management, processing practices, and cold storage.

We are also pleased to welcome Dr. Isabel Blackman to the AgriFocus Caribbean Advisory Panel. Dr. Blackman is a Lecturer II in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry at the University of Guyana and holds a Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology. We are grateful for her expert contribution to this article.

Read the full article 👉 https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/salmonella-campylobacter-and-the-backyard-coop-keeping-pathogens-out-of-caribbean-poultry-and-eggs/

25/05/2026

📍 New on AgriFocus Caribbean

Really pleased to welcome Dr. David O. Yawson to the AgriFocus Caribbean Advisory Panel. 🙏

Our latest article takes a practical look at how drones and digital tools are starting to help Caribbean agriculture — not in a futuristic way, but in ways farmers can actually use.

Across the region, drones are already being used to:
🌱 spot crop stress earlier
💧 identify drainage and water issues
🦠 detect pest and disease problems faster
📍 map fields after flooding and storms

The article also looks honestly at the challenges still holding wider adoption back, especially for small farmers — including cost, internet access, training, and regulation.

Big thanks to Dr. Yawson for contributing his expertise and helping ensure the information shared through AgriFocus Caribbean stays grounded in real regional knowledge and science.

Read the full article here 👇
https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/what-caribbean-agriculture-has-built-with-drones-and-ai/

06/05/2026

📍 New on AgriFocus Caribbean

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲

When forests, wetlands, and surrounding habitats are cleared without coordination or enforcement, the costs show up where farmers can't ignore them: declining yields, rising input use, and increasing water insecurity.

Across the region, agriculture and environmental management continue to be managed largely in isolation — despite clear evidence that they are fundamentally interdependent. If Caribbean food systems are to remain viable under growing climate pressure, policy must move beyond fragmentation toward integrated land, water, and biodiversity management — backed by enforcement, not just frameworks.

AgriFocus Caribbean welcomes Dr Linton Arneaud to the Advisory Panel — Lecturer in the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados — and thanks him for his expert contribution to this article. 🙏

Read the full article 👇
https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/the-farm-doesnt-end-at-the-fence-line/

01/05/2026

Water shortages — not inefficiency — may be the biggest threat to crop production in Trinidad and Tobago.

Farmers are adopting drip irrigation and hydroponics. But when the water isn't there, no system can compensate. The real question isn't how we use water. It's how we secure it.

AgriFocus Caribbean's newest article by Dr. Goldie Davis outlines a practical three-step strategy — improving supply, using resources more efficiently, and integrating smart technologies like AI — and points to solutions that already exist but haven't yet been scaled.

Read the full article 👇
🔗 https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/how-better-water-management-could-transform-agricultural-crop-production-in-trinidad-and-tobago/

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29/04/2026

We are excited to welcome Dr. Priscilla Bahaw to the AgriFocus Caribbean Advisory Panel! 🎉

Dr. Bahaw is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Agri-business Management, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI, St.Augustine.

The piece asks a question that matters for anyone working in Caribbean agriculture: why do agribusinesses with good products still stall?

The answer isn't ambition. It's structural — financing walls, skills gaps, the cost of formalization, and market access barriers that compound each other in the critical early years.

This article draws on regional and international research to examine exactly where Caribbean agribusinesses get stuck, and what would actually change the outcome.

Thank you, Dr. Bahaw, for your time and expertise. 🙏

Read the full article at the link below 👇
https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/caribbean-agribusiness-doesnt-have-an-ambition-problem-it-has-a-structural-one/

27/04/2026

Did you know that corn, beans, and squash have been grown together for thousands of years — and there's a very good reason why? 🌽🫘🎃

The Three Sisters system works because each crop does something the others need. Corn gives the beans something to climb. Beans fix nitrogen in the soil. Squash spreads across the ground, keeping moisture in and weeds out.

For Caribbean farmers managing tight budgets and unpredictable weather, this low-cost, soil-building practice could be exactly what's needed.

We just published a full breakdown — what the science says, how to adapt it for the Caribbean, and practical starting points for anyone interested in trialling it.

This article was technically reviewed and contributed to by Dr. Wendy-Ann P. Isaac of Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI, St.Augustine — a member of our Advisory Panel of regional specialists.

Read it here 👉 https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/the-three-sisters-method-a-low-cost-path-to-resilience-for-caribbean-smallholder-farmers/

23/04/2026

Most farmers focus on protecting their crops from drought — but the damage drought does underground is just as serious, and it carries into the season after this one.

When your soil dries out, the microbial communities that release nutrients to your crops slow down or stop completely. The structure of your soil — the natural clumps that hold moisture and keep it from washing away — breaks apart. And when the rains finally return, that first downpour can wash away the nutrients your soil spent months building up, because the ground wasn't ready to hold them.

The good news is that there are things you can do right now, before the dry season peaks, to reduce how badly it hits your farm.

We just published a practical guide covering exactly that — what drought is doing to your soil and the steps you can take to protect it. Mulching. Cover crops. Reducing tillage. Collecting water while you have it. Simple practices that make a real difference when the ground starts to crack.

This article was technically reviewed by Dr. Gaius Eudoxie, Senior Lecturer in Soil Science at the Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI, St.Augustine, as part of the newly launched AgriFocus Caribbean Advisory Panel — a network of regional specialists making sure that what we publish is accurate, practical, and grounded in Caribbean conditions.

Read the full article here 👇
🔗 https://agrifocuscaribbean.com/drought-doesnt-just-kill-crops-it-breaks-your-soil-heres-how-to-prepare/

AgriFocus Caribbean is grateful to Dr. Eudoxie and every panel member for their generosity in contributing their time and expertise — placing their knowledge in service of the wider agricultural community. 🙏

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