By Peter Richards
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 1, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries are being urged to invest in a comprehensive regional platform for food security monitoring and analysis as well as accelerate progress under the CARICOM 25 by 25 agenda by investing in regional food production and addressing bottlenecks to intra-regional trade.
These are among the recommendations contained in a 38-page Caribbean Food Security & Livelihoods Survey report that was intended to shed light on the continued food security and livelihood challenges in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.
Since 2020, CARICOM has been partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) to monitor the evolving dynamics through the Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey that provides valuable insights into people’s access to markets, livelihoods and food security. The findings help inform governments and development partners as they address regional challenges.
The latest edition, the eighth round of the survey, was carried out between 20 May and 20 June 2025 and the latest report compares those results to earlier surveys dating back to April 2020, offering a longitudinal look at the impacts of climate shocks and economic strain over time.
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