Tag: start-ups

ICTP 289: Akata Farms, AgTech and why passion doesn’t sell, with Bevon Chadel Charles

How long could our countries feed themselves if they were cut off from the rest of the world and could only depend on the resources currently within their domain? It is a question more countries are grappling with when addressing matters related to food security and sustainable agriculture. In this podcast episode, we circle back to Bevon Chadel Charles and Akata Farms in Grenada to find out, among other things: how the farm has been doing since our first conversation in 2021; what Bevon thinks about the ‘new’ focus on AgTech and the challenges of that space that people don’t talk about; and why passion doesn’t sell.

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ICTP 279: Stakeholders’ role in cyberattacks, the intersection of music and tech, and crowdfunding in the Caribbean

In our October 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Dr Claire Craig, of Trinidad and Tobago and Director of Research of CaribNOG, and Jean Marie Altema of Haïti and profIT Development Consulting, the panel discusses:  ransomware attacks and the role of stakeholders; the intersection of music and technology; and the potential and challenges of crowdfunding in the Caribbean.

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ICTP 200: Our 200th episode – looking back and looking ahead

To commemorate our 200th episode, the tables are turned, and Ingrid Riley of SiliconCaribe interviews Michele Marius, Host and Producer of the ICT Pulse Podcast. They discuss, among other things: the beginnings of the ICT Pulse Podcast; Is there really a ‘Digital Caribbean’; and How can Caribbean governments better support tech entrepreneurship and innovation in the region.

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