11 October 2024, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hon. Saboto Caesar, Chair of this morning’s 115th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Hon. Ministers, Regional Institutions, Delegates, Stakeholders, I extend welcome to Ministers and delegations this 115th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Agriculture. As

From left Mervyn Farroe, Regional Representative for USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean, Karin B. Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Patricia Shako, Chief of Party, Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity, and Patrick Antoine, Chief Executive Officer and Technical Director, CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) at the Caribbean

Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Monday warned that the Caribbean will not have sustainable agriculture in any form unless it has a trained workforce that can use applied science and technology and be modern. He sounded the warning at the opening ceremony of the

A Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture will be held in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday, 11 October 2024. The Hon. Saboto Caesar, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour of St Vincent and the Grenadines will chair this special

Ministers of Agriculture from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 11 October 2024 in a special session of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The Ministerial Meeting is the final activity of the 18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) now underway in Kingstown. A key Agenda

Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, and the awardees On Monday 7 October, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) presented awards to regional farmers as part of activities to mark the 18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture that is underway in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The presentation was made during the opening ceremony of the event which featured

Remarks by Mr. Brian Bogart, Country Representative and Country Director of the World Food Programme, at the Opening Ceremony, Caribbean Week of Agriculture, 7 October 2024 The COVID-19 pandemic, global conflicts, heatwaves, and hurricanes have all made it difficult for Caribbean people to eat in the last few years, leaving up to 3

Special Remarks by the Hon. Saboto Caesar, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour of St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the Opening Ceremony 18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture  7 October 2024 I join with all before me, in welcoming you to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and to Caribbean Week

Remarks by Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim, Director of Technical Cooperation, Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Head of IICA Delegation to the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), 2024 Date : October 7th - 11th, 2024 Venue : University of West Indies, Open Campus, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Theme: Climate Smart Agriculture for a Sustainable Future Caribbean