Agriculture
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RE-ENERGISING AGRICULTURE AND DECREASING DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN FOOD AID KEY TO HAITI’S RECOVERY – P.J. PATTERSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The Haiti of the future must be completely different and significantly different from the Haiti of the recent past,” the Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson said at the International Donors Conference on Haiti, Wednesday, 31 March 2010. The Conference was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, to mobilise support for the…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY DRS. KERMECHEND RAGHOEBARSING, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES, SURINAME ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY (CAHFSA) 18 MARCH 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Good afternoon and welcome to the grounds of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. In 2005, my Ministry started to design a more comprehensive National Agricultural Health and Food Safety System. Many parts of the system were already available and in operation, like legislation, institutional facilities, inspections, trace-back systems and veterinary services. But there was also…
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Remarks Delivered By Dr. Lystra-fletcher Paul, FAO Representative of Guyana, On Behalf of The Food And Agriculture Organisation Of The United Nations, at The Opening of The Workshop “Formulation of A Regional Food And Nutrition Security Policy In The Carib
Honourable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Dindyal Permaul, PS, Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Trevor Murray, Director of Operations and Integration for the Caribbean Region, IICA Representatives of International and Regional Institutions Specially invited guests, farmers, friends, ladies and gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to be here today at the opening…
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FOOD PRICES ON THE TABLE AT CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE WEEK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Agriculture officials and Ministers will deliberate on issues relating to initiatives being taken to tackle the soaring food prices, the implementation of a Common Fisheries Regime and European Union Market Access for bananas when they meet from next Monday, 6 October, in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The meeting of the…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HONOURABLE ROBERT PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORESTS, REPRESENTING H.E. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT OF GUYANA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Hon. Prime Minister Stephenson King, Lead Head for Sustainable Development Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM MinistersNegotiators: Permit me first to convey the regret of President Jagdeo, Chairman of CARICOM, for not being in a position to attend. Colleagues, we are at a critical milestone, on the road to a new ambitious climate change agreement that has the…
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FINANCIAL CRISIS, FUEL AND FOOD SECURITY, CLIMATE CHANGE IN FOCUS AT THIRD CARICOM/CUBA SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Diplomatic relations spanning 36 years between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will be consolidated at the Third CARICOM/Cuba Summit, as Caribbean leaders seek to explore and exchange ideas on how to solve critical issues affecting the Region. On December 8, 2008 in Santiago de Cuba, Heads of Government of CARICOM Members States, two…
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CARIBBEAN WEEK FOR AGRICULTURE GOOD FOR THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Defined by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, the Agriculture Policy for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) came into focus in several ways during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2008. Addressing the audience on Wednesday, 8 October in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the official opening of CWA 2008, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for…
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ADD VALUE TO COMMODITIES FOR GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR – MINISTER TUFTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In order to realise long-term growth from the agriculture sector, the Caribbean must add value to traditional crops such as sugar cane and bananas. This view was stressed by the Minister of Agriculture of Jamaica, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, when he addressed the official opening of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Kingstown, St.…
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CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE ISSUES STILL IN FOCUS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At a time when the spotlight on agriculture is shining brighter on a daily basis, a high level official of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has emphasized that work on the Region’s agriculture agenda was moving full speed ahead. Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat Ambassador Irwin LaRocque told…
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Agriculture recognised as vital to CARICOM Economic Development
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market Advisor with the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Desiree Field Ridley has cited Agriculture as one of the Community’s critical responses to the global challenges now impacting the Region’s economic well-being. In her presentation titled, The Caribbean Community- Challenges as we proceed into the 21 Century, Ms Field-Ridley told the…
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