The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) serves the agricultural research and development needs of the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The Institute’s main areas of work include:
- technical services in integrated pest management technology, organic and crop production systems, sheep and goat production systems and statistical analysis
- agribusiness and Marketing technical assistance
- information management for agricultural and rural development through the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
- regional research coordination through the establishment of commodity and thematic networks under the Caribbean Agricultural Science and Technology Information Networking System (PROCICARIBE)
CARDI implements its work programme by working in collaboration with local, regional and international research and development organisations.
The website of the Institute contains information about the organisation and its various bodies, country offices, news and events, and information about collaborators and partners. The website also contains a variety of downloadable research papers and reports published by the organisation.