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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 22001133September 1st7th 2013 FYI!Mon 2nd Call for Papers: 2nd

CaribbeanCompetitiveness

Forum

CCfC, UWI St.

Augustine

Trinidad and

Tobago

The Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness (CCfC) invites submissions of abstracts for

papers and presentations for its 2nd Caribbean Competitiveness Forum, Beyond the

Solutions: Competitiveness through Global Value Chains, Clustering and Innovation, tobe held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica from November 7

8, 2013. This Forum will bring together participants from the public and private sectors,

academia and non-governmental institutions. It will be a practical approach showcasing

real regional success stories from which lessons and recommendations can emerge to

support the growth of the wider sectors and by extension the countries of the Region.

Building on the foundation of the 1st Forum, the 2nd Caribbean Competitiveness Forum will

focus on sharing case studies on regional clusters and value chains in four (4) sectors

identified as important to most Caribbean countries: Services; Agro-processing;

Manufacturing; and Emerging (i.e. ICTs, renewable energy and new tourism). Abstracts

(no more than 350 words) must be submitted by September 13, 2013.

Submit Abstracts to: Secretariat

Call for Papers, 2nd

Regional Competitiveness Forum Beyond theSolutions: Competitiveness through Global Value Chains, Clustering

and Innovation

Email: ccfc@sta.uwi.edu

For further details, contact: Indera Sagewan-Alli

For more info, go to:

Tues 3rd -

Thur 5th

Regional IPPC

Workshop

Hyatt Regency

Hotel, Port of

Spain, Trinidadand Tobago

This regional workshop supported by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

Secretariat will focus on the review of the draft International Standards for Phytosanitary

Measures with the objectives of supporting coordination amongst CARICOM member

states on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues of importance to individual states and

supporting greater regional participation in the standard-setting processes that impact on

national and regional practices. A representative of the IPPC Secretariat will be present to

help facilitate the workshop. Responding effectively to SPS and other food safety issuesaffecting trade is of great importance to the Caribbean region as it seeks to develop

markets with traditional export partners such as the U.S.A. and the E.U., and also as it

promotes greater intra-regional trade.

For more info contact: Dr Carol Thomas

For more details, go to:

Whats on the Agenda for Next Week?You tell us!!

Please share information about your events to keep all stakeholders informed and updated on time to

Diana.Francis@iica.int and/or carapnet@gmail.com

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