The Cropper Foundation

31/08/2026

Yes, we’re celebrating 64 years of Independence with our beloved Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹🫶🏾

Long may we continue to commemorate…and interrogate what ‘Independence’ truly asks of us. ✊🏾

18/08/2026

14/08/2026

🥒🥬This one is for Crop Farmers in Trinidad and Tobago! 🥥🫑🍉

Are you interested in improving how you manage your farm — strengthening your farm records and learning more about biodiversity-friendly farming practices?

The Cropper Foundation, in collaboration with IICA, NAMDEVCO and MIATD, invites crop-producing farmers to register for the Facilitating Finance for Biodiversity in Agriculture through Biotokens Farmer Training Programme.

Over five practical training sessions, farmers will gain knowledge and skills in:
✅ Good Agricultural Practices - GAP TT
✅ Agro-Biodiversity for Productive Farms
✅ Sustainable Farm & Agribusiness Management
✅ Farm Record Keeping
✅ Introduction to the FBPS digital platform and Biotoken initiative.

📍 NAMDEVCO Packinghouse, Piarco, Trinidad
🗓️ EVERY Wednesday in September 2026 (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th)
⏰ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

‼️Available to 30 farmers max.

👉 Register now: https://tr.ee/FFBAB_farmer-training

For more information, contact:
Brandon Murphy | Programme Officer | The Cropper Foundation
📧 [email protected]
📱 +1 868 362 9771

11/08/2026

🗣️Go tell everyone: we’re getting ready to put KAI to work! 💪🏾

To do this, we’re relying on CSOs in Trinidad & Tobago to join our FREE 3-day AI-Driven Climate Policy Advocacy Workshop, led by our UNDP partners, to learn how to use KAI(kai.tt/signup), the Caribbean Climate AI Assistant, to strengthen your climate advocacy.

✅Must be interested in climate advocacy.
✅Required to participate in ALL 3 sessions.

❎No prior AI experience needed.
❎The focus of your organisation does not need to be mainly ‘environmental’

✨ What’s in it for you/your organisation?
US $100 stipend + Certificate + eligibility for a US$1,500 micro-grant ***ALL tied to full participation***

📅 September 3, 14 & 17, 2026
📍Mix of in-person and online sessions — Venue TBC

⏳ Registration deadline: Monday 17 August, 2026 | 12 NOON (AST)

‼️Spaces are VERY limited.
Register NOW at https://tr.ee/guBDJQk_34

10/08/2026

Great opportunity for farmers, home gardeners and anyone getting their hands dirty!

DATE: Tuesday 18th August, 2026 VENUE: Faculty of Food and Agriculture Dudley Huggins Building Room E University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus TIME: 8:30am - 3:30pm CONTACT US :1 (868) 396-6503, 1 (868) 252-6961 REGISTRATION FEE: - $100.00 The MarVista Institute for Agriculture Training an...

05/08/2026

🔔OPEN CALL ALERT🔔

👉🏾We’re seeking passionate citizen journalists from across the Caribbean to participate in a regional programme designed to strengthen skills in environmental and climate storytelling.

As a Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 implementing partner of the Generating Ambition for Locally Led Adaptation (GA-LLA) programme in the Caribbean, coordinated by Caribbean Natural Resources Institute, TCF is hosting a Regional Capacity Building Workshop along with a Community of Practice and Knowledge Co-Creation Programme for a targeted cohort of storytellers.

Participants will develop practical skills to document and communicate stories centred on locally led adaptation (LLA) solutions, addressing environmental challenges, climate impacts, and community resilience.

Want to know if this opportunity is for you?
✅ Visit https://tr.ee/TNFVKqqYEh to learn more and to apply!

⏳Deadline: August 17, 2026 | 4PM (AST)

Learn more about TCF’s work programme under GA-LLA and the wider GA-LLA programme via our website: thecropperfoundation.org/tcf-galla/

17/07/2026

🙌🏾One tool. Multiple ways to support climate action!

KAI was designed with different modes to help you get the information and support you need. 💯

Whether you’re:
☑️ exploring climate topics,
☑️ developing an advocacy campaign, or
☑️ preparing a proposal.

Selecting the right mode helps KAI provide more focused, relevant, and practical responses.👌🏾

👉🏾Check out www.kai.tt TODAY!

Developed by The Cropper Foundation in partnership with TTLAB through the project, “Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Civic Engagement and Climate Action in Trinidad and Tobago,” funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF).

15/07/2026

Yes, AI has been in the news A LOT lately.

How timely is this panel exploring **Disaster Resilience in the Age of AI**!?!🤓

As the Caribbean navigates an era of rapid technological change, a critical reality remains clear: strengthening disaster resilience in the age of AI requires more than advanced technologies. ‼️

To build a resilient region, it demands:
🔸collaboration
🔸responsible innovation
🔸preparedness
🔸investment in people, knowledge, and systems.

Join this convo hosted by the UWI Disaster Risk Reduction Centre:
🗓️ Wednesday, July 22
🕰️ 10AM AST
📍 Zoom - Register via our Link.tree 🔗 in bio!

09/07/2026

Who was KAI developed for?🤔

The short answer: EVERYONE❕
From community groups and journalists to researchers, policymakers, and everyday citizens. 👩🏽‍🎓👷🏾‍♀️🧕🏽🧑🏽‍⚕️🧑🏼‍🏫🧑🏽‍🔬👨🏻‍🌾

💯If you want a better localised understanding of climate change to help take more informed action, particularly in T&T and the Caribbean, KAI is here to help.

Sign up at www.kai.tt and get started today!

Developed by The Cropper Foundation in partnership with TTLAB through the project, “Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Civic Engagement and Climate Action in Trinidad and Tobago,” funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF).

08/07/2026

🏃🏾‍♂️‍➡️Tobago, we're coming to you!
We want to hear from all agro-tourism and eco-tourism stakeholders in Tobago.

The Cropper Foundation, under the BIOREACH Project, invites:
✳️farmers,
✳️tourism operators,
✳️community groups,
✳️tour guides,
✳️hospitality actors,
✳️food and beverage businesses,
✳️value-added producers,
✳️conservation groups
✳️and other stakeholders
…to join a stakeholder consultation for the BIOREACH Eco-Agro Tourism B2B Programme.

📍 Venue: Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute, Blenheim, Mt. Saint George, Tobago
🗓️ Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

📋This session will gather firsthand insights on the challenges, opportunities, support needs, and potential collaborations needed to sustainably expand agro-eco tourism in Tobago.
👌🏾Your input will help shape future training, partnerships, mentoring, market access support, and the Business-to-Business Accelerator Programme.

Spaces are limited.

Register here: https://tr.ee/r29Fd3cdUU