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Events that directly and indirectly impactagricultural development

Caribbean Regional Agriculture Policy Networksupported by IICA, the CTA and agricultural professionals in the Caribbean

AgricultureAgenda 22001133July 7th20th 2013 FYI!Wed 10th Cottage Food and

Beverage Cluster:Breakfast Seminar

Cara Suites Hotel

Trinidad and

Tobago

ExporTTs Cottage Food and Beverage Cluster hosted a free session for local, small-

scale food or beverage producers interested in export markets. The session included

informative presentations for preparing small-scale producers to meet therequirements of export markets. Seminar topics included manufacturing for export;

sourcing funds; standards and product testing, marketing, packaging and labelling

and information on services being made available to exporters from trade support

institutions.

For further details, contact:

Shamilla Khan

Mon 15th Consultation with

the US Food and

Drug Association

on the Food Safety

Modernization Act

Hilton Trinidad

Hotel &

Conference

Centre

Trinidad and

Tobago

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment (MTII), of the Government of Trinidad

and Tobago, and export are hosting this national consultation on the response of

producers/exporters to production and consequently export requirements

introduced/enforced under the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). In

essence the FSMA puts the responsibility on government institutions to ensure that

companies comply with food standards prior to export. The consultation will focus onidentifying and outlining the kinds of systems and infrastructure that are needed to

support conformance with the FSMA requirements.

For more info, contact Shanna Ramesar-Beharry:

or

Leah Carrington:carringtonl@gov.tt

For information on the FSMA, go to:

Tues 17th

Fri 19th

Caribbean

Regional TrainingWorkshop on

Drafting

Legislation for

Implementation of

BRS Conventions

Trinidad and

Tobago

This workshop is being convened by the Caribbean Hub Sub-Component of the

Porject for Capacity building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements

(MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the Basel ConventionRegional Centre (BCRC)Caribbean. MEAs are legally-binding agreement between

three or more states which seek to address trans-boundary issues relating to the

environment through a platform for international cooperation. This is inclusive of

treatment on pollution (e.g. persistent organic pollutants/POPs), protection of

special/endemic ecosystems, biosafety and climate change which, besides their

direct threats to human life, are also closely linked to sustainable agriculture, food

safety and food and nutrition security. This workshop is intended to promote

Caribbean parties implementation of and compliance with the provisions of the

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) by providing

training in drafting national legislation or regulations pertaining to MEA

implementation.

For more info, contact:

For further details go to:

Whats on the Agenda for Next Week?Sundae Festival

Sun 21st July 2013

Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago

Sundae Fest is an ice-cream lovers paradise featuring ice cream, frozen treats and specialty foods. One of the most interesting

features of the event is that it highlights local producers who host a wide range of frozen treats/snacks made with local and

exotic fruits and foodstuffs. This is a valuable opportunity for developing and promoting value-added agricultural products.

For more info, go to:http://www.sundaefest.com/#!sundae-market/c15h7

Please share information about your events to keep all stakeholders informed and updated on time toDiana.Francis@iica.int and/or carapnet@gmail.com

mailto:skhan@exportt.co.ttmailto:ramesarsh@gov.ttmailto:carringtonl@gov.ttmailto:carringtonl@gov.tthttp://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/fsma/default.htmhttp://www.sundaefest.com/#!sundae-market/c15h7http://www.sundaefest.com/#!sundae-market/c15h7mailto:Diana.Francis@iica.intmailto:carapnet@gmail.commailto:carapnet@gmail.commailto:carapnet@gmail.commailto:Diana.Francis@iica.inthttp://www.sundaefest.com/#!sundae-market/c15h7http://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/fsma/default.htmmailto:carringtonl@gov.ttmailto:ramesarsh@gov.ttmailto:skhan@exportt.co.tt