Nominations are open for the 2026 CARICOM Farmer of the Year Award and the Ministers of Agriculture Young Farmer of the Year Award. A CARICOM press release announces that the awards, introduced during the 16th Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) conference, are designed to recognize outstanding contributions in agriculture across the region. Regional agricultural stakeholders are being encouraged to submit candidates to the CARICOM Secretariat. Sources state that nominations are due by the end of June, though they do not specify the exact date. The awards include both a general “Farmer of the Year” category and a youth-focused “Young Farmer of the Year” category supported through the Ministers of Agriculture. The announcement comes from CARICOM officials and is reported by multiple outlets, which both emphasize the opening of nominations and the mid-year deadline for submissions. No additional details on eligibility criteria, nomination requirements, or judging timelines are included in the provided reports.