Areas of Work

AREAS OF WORK

• CARPHA/CARICOM 6-Point Policy Package
• CARICOM Agriculture Food and Nutrition Cluster
• CARICOM Agricultural Health and Food Safety Systems Thematic Group
• Collaboration with IAEA: IAEA Technical Cooperation with The English-Speaking Caribbean:
• • The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the group of English-Speaking Caribbean IAEA Member States (ESCIMS) have worked closely together to prepare a Regional Strategic Profile the Caribbean (RSP) for 2020–2026 to identify the most acute regional needs that can be addressed using nuclear technology. Two areas of importance to CARPHA with respect to Nutrition are captured under the following Thematic Areas:
  • • AGRICULTURE (FOOD SAFETY, SECURITY AND NUTRITION) with the main objective of improving the quality and safety of foods.
    • HUMAN HEALTH with two key objectives: (i) to create the conditions for preparation, with the use of isotope techniques, of body composition reference curves for each country of the region for use in the development of public policies to fight child malnutrition; and (ii) to use stable isotopes to assess the quality of nutrients in foods consumed across the region with strong emphasis on carbohydrates and fats, as well as the availability of nutrients in unprocessed foods typically used in meal plans across the region.