Pandemic Accentuates Need for Caribbean Countries to Improve Food and Nutrition Security

Jaxine Scott displays some vegetables in her backyard garden at her Kingston, Jamaica home. Credit: Kate Chappell
By Kate ChappellKINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 2 2021 (IPS)
Last year, Jaxine Scott was off work as a caregiver at a primary school as a result of the pandemic. One day, she noticed a green shoot emerging from some garlic in her fridge. She decided to plant it, and to her surprise, it…