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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:[email protected]
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 [email protected] and/or [email protected]
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