CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (3rd left) joined the Premier of the Cayman Islands Hon. Alden McLaughlin (2nd right) on a tour of the CARDI (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute) Research field on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Tuesday. They were accompanied by Cayman Islands Minister of Community Affairs, Youth and Sport Mr. Ossie Bodden (2nd left) and CARDI officials.
The Secretary-General will address the official Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) at the Westin Grand Cayman Hotel, Cayman Islands tomorrow. This year’s CWA is being held under the theme `Investing in Food and Agriculture’. Participants have been drawn from across the Region as well as Brazil, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samao, Tonga and the Netherlands.
CARDI was established by CARICOM Heads of Government in 1975 to serve the agricultural research and development needs of Member Countries. It strives to improve the quality of lives of Caribbean people through agricultural research and innovation without compromising, biodiversity, biosafety, environment sustainability, and human health.
