agri agenda - sept 8- 14 2013
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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 8th14th 2013 FYI!Mon 9th -
Fri 13th
28th Session of the
FAO LatinAmerican &
Caribbean Forestry
Commission
(LACFC)
GeorgetownGuyana
This biennial meeting offers a policy and technical forum for countries in the LatinAmerican and Caribbean region to discuss and address forest issues. Government
officials from forestry and other sectors are encouraged to attend, as arerepresentatives of NGOs, private industry and other organizations dealing with forest-related issues in the region.
For further details, contact: Brenda Hivy Ortiz-Chour
For more info, go to:
To read more on Caribbean forests, go to:
Mon 9th -
Fri 13th
Beyond 2015
Global YouthSummit
Online
Beyond 2015 will hold the Global Youth Summit: BYND 2015, in San Jose, Costa Rica,
from 9-13 September 2013. The summit, which will be hosted by the InternationalTelecommunications Union (ITU) and the President of Costa Rica, will bring togetheryoung people to discuss youth issues and information and communicationstechnology (ICT) in the context of development. These are important factorsinfluencing youth involvement and participation in agriculture. The discussion ad
outcomes from this event offer agriculture youth organizations, Government ministriessupporting youth development and agriculture development agencies a lucrativeopportunity to be informed on global youth trends, issues an solutions that empower
youth to contribute to the development process. The event will be webcast for onlineparticipation.
For more info, go to:
Thur 12th
ExporterPreparedness
Seminar Series:
Deadline for
Registration
Trinidad andTobago
The export Limited is hosting a series of seminars on compliance with US Food and
Drug Administration Regulations aimed at helping exporters to understand and meetthe mandatory entry requirements under the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA).The seminar thematic focus, date and venue are:
Seafood Mon 16th Fiesta Plaza, MovieTowne
Juice & Beverage Tues 17th Kapok Hotel, St. Clair
Acidified & Low-acid Canned Foods (sauces,
spices & other condiments)
Wed 18th Kapok Hotel, St. Clair
Produce & Processed Food Thur 19th Fiesta Plaza, MovieTowne
Each session costs TT$ 1,000.00 and will be hosted by Dr Andre Gordon of
Technological Solutions Limited, Jamaica. The deadline for registration is Thursday12th September 2013.
Registration forms available at:
For registration and further details, contact:
Mandisa Granderson or Samilla Khan
both at
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