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Enhancing fruit preservation with nanotechnology

“Green nanotech” offers a natural way to extend harvests and shelf life for soft fruits.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 14:00
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Agricultural technologies bring healthy diversity to school meals

An alternative food and nutrition security strategy that links agriculture to health and nutrition.
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Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 11:00
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Using taxation to lower tobacco’s global toll

Taxation policy is one of the most powerful tools governments can employ to reduce smoking-related illnesses and death.
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Regulating private security companies in the Caribbean

As governments and businesses around the world struggle to guarantee the safety of their citizens and employees, many are turning to private security companies (PSCs). In the English-speaking Caribbean, PSCs now employ more people than the police forces. However, regulating such firms remains inconsistent.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 10:00
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A farm to fork approach to nutritious school meals: Tackling childhood obesity in the Caribbean

In St Kitts-Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago, partnerships between the agriculture, health, and education sectors have united in a "Farm to Fork" effort to tackle childhood obesity
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 00:00
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Diversity in local food production combats obesity in the Caribbean

In the Caribbean region, the combination of increased imports of processed foods and limited consumption of healthy foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, has contributed to a growing problem of obesity.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 00:00
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Healthy children, healthy nation — tackling the obesity problem

The high and growing incidence of obesity among young children and adolescents is an alarming trend throughout the Caribbean.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 00:00
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Building policy leadership among HIV/AIDS health workers
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Highlight: IDRC sponsors Caribbean symposium on impact of Internet on economic growth

An IDRC-sponsored symposium exploring the impact of the Internet on economic growth and public service delivery in the Caribbean was held in Saint Andrew, Jamaica, on May 12, 2015.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 15:00
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Highlight: Canadian and Caribbean parliamentarians discuss open data

On April 27 and 28, the International Development Research Centre co-hosted a two-day meeting on open data and open parliaments with the Canada Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
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Monday, April 27, 2015 - 20:00

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