food and nutrition security
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FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY TAKES SPOTLIGHT AT GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to advance its food security agenda in the face of high food prices, Member States will join their Latin American counterparts in Georgetown Thursday primarily to further strengthen governance arrangements for food security at the regional and global levels. The Community, regional organizations and civil society will participate…
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WE MUST FACE HEAD ON, THE CHALLENGES OF FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY – AMBASSADOR IRWIN LA ROCQUE, CARICOM ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Assistant Secretary-General Trade and Economic Integration, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has emphasised the urgency for action on food and nutrition security in the Region. Delivering remarks at the Workshop for the Formulation of a Regional Policy and Food Nutrition Security in the Caribbean on Monday November 30, 2009, in…
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STOP TALKING AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY – FAO REPRESENTATIVE IN GUYANA TELLS AGRICULTURE SPECIALISTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA) of the United Nations in Guyana, on Monday charged specialists in the agriculture and trade arena to take affirmative action for food and nutrition security in the Region. She was addressing delegates at the Workshop for the Formulation of a Regional Food…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT AT THE THE OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP “FORMULATION OF A REGIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POLICY IN THE CARIBBEAN” , 30 NOVEMBER 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Honorable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture of Guyana Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Food and Agriculture Organization Representative to Guyana Representatives of International and Regional Organizations and Institutions Representatives of CARICOM Member States and Associate Members Representatives from the Dominican Republic Private Sector Representatives; Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning and welcome. On behalf of the Secretary General of the Caribbean…
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STRATEGY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY FOR THE CARIBBEAN TO BE DEVELOPED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A wide cross-section of experts will start the process of formulating a food and nutrition policy for the Caribbean when they meet in Guyana next week. The meeting takes place 30 November- 1st December 2009 in the form of a workshop and is being coordinated by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Food…
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BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION TO HELP WITH FOOD SECURITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) H.E Irwin Larocque, Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat told the first formal meeting of Plant Health officials from across the Caribbean, that the Region needs to produce more than it consumes, in order to tackle the issue of rising food prices. In his address to in the opening…
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