Canada govt to support COVID-19 response & tackle food insecurity in Caribbean: Lilian Chatterjee

Caribbean: Canada government organization will support the COVID-19 response logistics and tackle food insecurity in the Caribbean. 

Canada’s High Commissioner Designate to Barbados + Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Lilian Chatterjee tweeted, Canada government organization will support the COVID-19 response logistics by working with World Food Program and contribute to The Caribbean Development Bank’s special development fund for poverty reduction.

Almost all CARICOM nations import more than 60 percent of the food they eat, with half of them shipping more than 80 percent of the food they eat. 

Food access is a fundamental food and nutrition security dilemma in the Caribbean. It is linked to hunger, massive poverty, which has been increasing in various countries in the country.

According to researchers, several people in the Caribbean are well aware of the chronic food scarcities in other parts of the world and the phenomenon of starvation. Except for perhaps Haiti, however, the sensationalized and dramatic incidence of food scarcities and hunger is seen mostly in parts of Asia. Sub-Saharan Africa is absent from the Caribbean.

Food availability is more derived from imports. This is considered a difficulty from at least three standpoints: food import dependency, loss of foreign trade, and increased consumption of pre-prepared foods.

The report says that The Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC) program in Antigua and Barbuda was created and implemented through a partnership between crucial improvement organizations and profited from the wealth of experience brought to the table by each agency.

In Antigua and Barbuda, The strengthening of the School Meals Program, especially the development of nutritious meals using local products, is one of the key accomplishments. This program has been examined to identify areas for growth and to guarantee the preparation, distribution, and consumption of safe, healthy, nutritious meals by students.

Moreover, The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) works with 28 member countries to reduce poverty and promote social and economic growth in the Caribbean.

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