November 19, 2024 Dasheen. Photo credit: Pisauikan

Dasheen, also known as taro, is a root vegetable produced year-round in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As the nation has diversified its agricultural practices, dasheen has emerged as a highly beneficial crop that strengthens food security. It is a high yielding plant that can withstand extreme weather conditions, making it economically…

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August 13, 2024 File cabinets lining INAN’s hallways

Paraguay’s National Institute of Food and Nutrition (INAN) has undergone a transformative digital revolution, significantly improving its management of food product registrations. This is saving millions of dollars in lost time and expediting the import and export of food and agricultural processed goods. Historically burdened by…

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May 13, 2024

IESC Trade Safe grant gives health food producer a chance to advance culinary innovation in the Dominican Republic
Head of IESC’s Trade Safe project Brian Rudert and USDA’s Fred Giles present cold chain grant to Valerie Garcia of Valance RD Bilanx, S.R.L.

Chef and owner of Valance, Valerie…

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October 5, 2020

Gourmet cocoa products with special tastes of the Caribbean
Belarmino Rodríguez using the cacao powder filler machine.

Belarmino Rodríguez is well known for his infectious enthusiasm for his work. He started his own business in 1991 with a particular goal in mind: to establish a unique Caribbean line of wellness and gourmet food products. The name of his company was…

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