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Sandra McLeish (Jamaica): champion of climate-smart agrifood transformation

22/12/2025
Sandra McLeish is a Jamaican entrepreneur, renewable-energy advocate, and founder of Agro Cold Storage Logistics Limited (ACSL) and Sankhard Company Limited—two women-led enterprises strengthening Jamaica’s food security and climate resilience. A farmer’s daughter from rural Jamaica, Sandra grew up witnessing...
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Sandra McLeish (Jamaica): champion of climate-smart agrifood transformation

Samuel Rigu (Kenya): transforming agricultural waste into high-quality organic fertilisers
COLEAD is called to embark on a major transformation: becoming an international movement by 2030 to accelerate the transition towards...
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Climate-resilient business models: UN Women and COLEAD’s commitment alongside women entrepreneurs
EU intends to strengthen Import Controls, new task force for efficient import controls
New EU rules on bisphenol A and per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in food packaging: AGRINFO webinars
ABIM 2025: direct access to emerging biocontrol technologies and meetings with manufacturers and partners
Market dynamics in the fruit and vegetable sector: understanding the influence of supermarkets and large retailers
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Innovations Series

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Agrinnovators.org: for and by innovative entrepreneurs in Africa
PAFO-COLEAD Innovations Session n°15: Technological innovations supporting agrifood value chains in Africa
World Food Day 2023: highlighting the importance of water for agriculture and food
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Caribbean Agrifood Business Series

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IICA COLEAD NEXT WEBINAR: OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CARIBBEAN ENTREPRENEURS
World Youth Skills Day: the Caribbean ecosystem supporting youth entrepreneurship
IICA-COLEACP Caribbean Agrifood Business Session n°7
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IICA COLEAD NEXT WEBINAR : Opportunities in local and regional markets for Caribbean entrepreneurs The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and COLEAD kindly invite you to the 13th Caribbean Agrifood Business session on Opportunities in local and regional markets for Caribbean entrepreneurs . The session will be held online on Thursday 23 May 2024 – 10:00-12:00 AST / 14:00-16:00 UTC. Live interpretation will be available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The agenda will follow soon. To register,… +
World Youth Skills Day focuses on the strategic importance of equipping youth with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship. Youth play a central role in the agricultural value chain, however youth-specific support systems must be in place to enable their success. This calls on an entrepreneurial ecosystem that attracts young entrepreneurs and understands their needs. To continue this discussion, the IICA-COLEAD Caribbean Agrifood Business series held its ninth session focusing on Successes from innovative youth-led businesses/SMEs in the agrifood… +
On 23 November 2022, during the 7th Caribbean Agrifood Business Session organised by IICA and COLEACP, several Caribbean companies shared their journey to successfully entering lucrative markets. The online session was attended by over 180 participants from the Caribbean region, Africa and Europe (agenda of the session; spearkers’ biodata). The recording of the session is available on COLEACP’s YouTube channel. Norman McDonald presented the Jamaican company Canco Ltd. and its brand, Linstead Market, of high-quality products such as canned ackees,… +