agriculture
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`Believe in agriculture’ – rallying call at CWA 2013 opening
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2013 was formally opened on Wednesday evening with rallying calls for belief in the agricultural potential of the Region, and action, at all levels, to realize that potential. At the Guyana International Conference Centre at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, where activities of the twelfth edition of CWA are anchored,…
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REMARKS BY HON. JENNIFER WEBSTER, MINISTER OF HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE Women´s Forum, Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2013 OCTOBER 8, 2013
Colleague of the Cabinet – Hon. Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, MP-Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Wilmot Garnett-IICA Representative to Guyana, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Visiting Delegates, especially our female delegates, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Media. Let me extend a welcome to all our overseas Guests who are visiting Guyana for the first time and to extend a special…
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ICTs a way towards a successful future in agriculture
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within the agriculture industry is a tool for changing the agricultural sector in the Caribbean. Speaking at the launch of a two-day workshop entitled “Strengthening ICTs in Agricultural Value Chains – Towards increased integration in ICTs for growth and productivity”, Michael Hailu, director, Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural…
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Villalobos re-elected at IICA Director General
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, CMC – Victor M. Villalobos was on Wednesday re-elected Director General of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA). The Mexican national, who holds a doctorate from the University of Alberta in Canada, will serve from 2014 to 2018. Caribbean agriculture ministers join their counterparts in re-electing Villalobos said the IABA had “acknowledged the work of a team…
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Great opportunity for promoting, modernising agriculture
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) which will be held in Georgetown, Guyana, 4-12 October, is being marketed as a great opportunity not only for pursuing food security but also for promoting agriculture as a business, modernising the sector, and creating and expanding networks. The premier agriculture event in the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) calendar is…
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CARICOM’s e-agriculture strategies
The Caribbean Community is transforming its agricultural sector into a competitive and sustainable system of agricultural production and services in which ICTs will play a vital role. Agriculture is a priority sector for the 20 member and associate Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Their vision for the agricultural sector entails a complete transformation towards a market‐oriented, internationally competitive…
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Women in agriculture: the new sexy in developmental circles – Minister Webster
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The contribution of women to agriculture and agribusiness, and by extension, to national and regional development was hailed on Tuesday as a Women’s Forum got underway at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2013 in Georgetown, Guyana. The one-day forum, part of a series of activities of the 12th CWA provided a unique opportunity…
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CARDI –CTA Launches the 3rd Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards Recognition for Regional Journalists Reporting on Agriculture
Port of Spain, July 19th 2013 – The Caribbean Research Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CTA) have launched their third Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards this time under the theme “Achieving Food Security through Regional Cooperation”. Journalists from across the Caribbean are invited to participate, by submitting their best entries. The inaugural…
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IICA head endorses ILO rural economy plan
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian – Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) Victor Villalobos is endorsing a decision by International Labour Organization (ILO) head Guy Ryder to pay greater attention to the “rural economy” in the context of labour standards and rights. In an interview with T&T Guardian, Villalobos described the strategy as…
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IICA warns of water shortage
MEXICO CITY, CMC – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says Latin America and Caribbean countries will have to adopt new water management models as agricultural production, industry and energy generation vie for the commodity in coming years. Delegates from more than 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been meeting here for the IICA Executive…
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