agribusiness
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ACTION TO SAFEGUARD THE REGION FROM DREADED LIVESTOCK DISEASES
The Caribbean Community is moving to ensure that the dreaded Foot and Mouth and Mad Cow diseases do not impact negatively on the livestock industry and the economies of the Region. To this end the Region's Public Health and Veterinary officers will meet in Guyana on 27 March 2001 to formulate a regional initiative to tackle these potentially devastating diseases.…
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CARICOM POSITION ON AGRICULTURE AND SERVICES FOR WTO NEGOTIATIONS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Trade and Economic Development have agreed to a CARICOM position on Agriculture and Services in the current round of negotiations taking place in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Assistant Secretary-General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat, Byron Blake, reporting on the CARICOM initiative, explained that the Ministers also agreed…
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CARICOM TEAM TOURS CHILE FOOD INDUSTRIES
A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat representative is a among a 19-member party of officials from the private and public sectors in Member States and technical support agencies who are making a study tour of Chile's agribusiness sector, during this week. The eight-day mission will focus attention on the productivity of both fresh and processed fruit and vegetables so that the…
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