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Suriname to host “Caribbean Week of Agriculture”

Sep 27, 2014 News

–    Guyanese contingent to take part also

Preparations for this year’s Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) which is to be held from October 6 to 12, in Paramaribo, Suriname, are well advanced. This is according to organizers of the event.
The host country on August 15, launched the 13th edition of the CWA with the introduction of the event’s logo as well as the logo for Suriname’s Agro Food Event 2014 (SAFE), an exhibition and trade fair that is being held for the first time, and which will coincide with the CWA.
The CWA is the Community’s premier agricultural event which will be hosted this year by the government of Suriname, in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat under the theme ‘Transforming Caribbean Agriculture through Family Farming’. Last year’s host country was Guyana. Kaieteur News has been told that a Guyanese contingent inclusive of Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy will take part in the week of activities.
Elaborating on the theme, Suriname’s Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister, Soeresh Algoe, said that family farming was the backbone of food production.
“Fostering, uplifting and transforming this institute of family farming should be our main goal when we are thinking about ensuring National and Regional food security, and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Transforming the institute of family farming will strengthen our production and export base of agricultural produce and therefore contribute to sustainable socio-economic growth of our countries and CARICOM as a whole,” Minister Algoe said.
The CWA, which will be held at the Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry Conference, Exhibition and Trade Fair complex, will be officially opened on Wednesday 8 October. The exhibition and trade show will also be opened on Wednesday.
During the week, farmers, youth and women in agriculture, policy-makers, experts in the field of agriculture and other stakeholders will participate in activities aimed at charting the Region’s path in the important sector. It was noted that activities will include seminars and workshops.
There will also be a special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and fora of regional agriculture organizations such as the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Ministers of Agriculture.
Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) was conceptualized as a facility to place agriculture and rural life on the front burner of regional integration activities. The CWA enables key decision-makers in the public and private sectors to better acknowledge the importance of agriculture and rural life to the economic, social and environmental stability of the region.
The event also provides an opportunity for major stakeholders in agriculture and related sectors to dialogue and forge a common vision for the repositioning of agriculture and the enhancement of rural life.

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