caribbean week of agriculture
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Agricultural cooperation between Caribbean, Pacific regions moves forward at CWA
Inter-regional cooperation for agricultural and rural development has moved a step closer with the announcement that the Pacific region is planning to hold a regional week of agriculture in 2015. The event has been inspired by the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), whose 13th edition was held in Paramaribo, Suriname, according to the minister of agriculture for Vanuatu, attending CWA…
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Regional, international organisations in family farmers’ corner
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Key regional and international organisations have pledged their commitment to improving the lot of family farmers across the Caribbean region through collaboration with each other. In their remarks at the formal opening ceremony of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) in Paramaribo, Suriname on Wednesday 8 October, representatives of regional and international organisations lamented…
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Address By Dr. Deep Ford At The Opening Ceremony Coordinator, Caribbean Region, United Nations Food And Agriculture Organisation 13th CWA Paramaribo, Suriname October 08, 2014
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, I bring greetings from our Director General, Dr. Jose Graziano Da Silva and our Regional Representative, Mr. Raul Benitez. It is a distinct pleasure to be here at the Opening of the 13th Caribbean Week of Agriculture. This year’s theme – “Transforming…
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Address By Dr. Victor Villalobos Director General, Inter-American Institute For Cooperation On Agriculture (Iica) At The Official Opening Ceremony Of The Caribbean Week Of Agriculture (CWA) 8 October, 2014 Paramaribo, Suriname
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good Evening. I wish first of all, to congratulate and thank the Government of Suriname for being such excellent hosts and for the hard work and commitment which have gone into the planning and preparation for this event. This year, we focus on the theme of Family Agriculture for CWA 2014 – a theme…
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Speech made by Minister Soeresh Algoe of Suriname at opening of CWA.
Distinguish guests, On behalf of the President, Government and People of the Republic of Suriname, I hereby extend a warm welcome to all delegates and participants of this year’s Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) with the theme “Transforming Caribbean Agriculture through Family Farming”. The Republic of Suriname is honored to host this important event, considering the fundamental role of agriculture…
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Address By Dr. H Arlington D Chesney at The Opening Ceremony Executive Director, CARDI 13th CWAParamaribo, Suriname October 08, 2014
Mr Chairman, Djoemadi Kasanmoesdiran Your Excellency, Desiree Delano Bouterse, President of Suriname Your Excellency, Hon. Soeresh Algoe, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Suriname Her Excellency Manorma Soeknandan, Deputy Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat Mr Michael Hailu, Director, CTA Dr Deep Ford, Sub Regional Representative, FAO Dr Victor Villalobos, Director General, IICA Hon. Ministers responsible for Agriculture in the Caribbean…
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Opening Remarks By Ambassador Dr. Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM Secretariat On Behalf Of The Secretary-General, Caricom Delivered At The Opening Ceremony Of The Caribbean Week Of Agriculture 2014 8 October, 2014 Suriname Chamber Of Commerce And Industry
The time has come again when the Region’s agricultural sector holds its premier annual event. This is the thirteenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture to have been held since it commenced in 1999 and every year the event has brought together participants in the agricultural sector in a number of fields ranging from producers themselves to scientific personnel to those with…
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DSG wants focused attention at COTED
Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan has called for a more focused approach at the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). At the Meeting of the Alliance for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Rural Milieu at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2014 on Wednesday, the Deputy Secretary-General recommended a consideration of concrete outputs of…
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Caribbean Family farmers neglected in development policy, says expert
by Panoscope- Panos Caribbean Paramaribo, Suriname. October 8, 2014. Food and Agriculture Organisation expert, Dr John R Deep Ford, is urging increased attention, investment and policy interventions to improve the economic capacity of family farmers in the Caribbean who he says have largely been neglected by policymakers. ‘This is the International Year of Family Farming – a year to focus…
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