Dr. Armstrong M. Alexis  Deputy Secretary-General,   Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  This year, the focus of CARICOM’s flagship event, Caribbean Week of Agriculture, is on Climate Smart Agriculture for a Sustainable Future.  It is a call to action and underscores the urgency of integrating resilience and sustainability into the fabric of our agricultural practices.  Agriculture remains a major

Errington Thompson   President of Agriculture Alliance of the Caribbean (AACARI)  It is my great honor to greet you on behalf of Agriculture Alliance of the Caribbean (AACARI) and all our strategic partners & organizations from our Region.   I am delighted to represent the many men, women, youth and disabled persons who make the business of

Joseph Cox  Assistant Secretary-General  Economic Integration, Innovation & Development (EIID) of the CARICOM Secretariat  It is with great honor that I stand before you to reflect on the journey of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), a reminder of progress and innovation in our region’s agricultural sector. As we gather for the 2024 edition, themed ‘Climate

Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean  It is an honor to participate in this Virtual Launch of the Eighteenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture representing the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.  I am delighted to see the strong participation of CARICOM member states

Curt Delice Special Affairs Coordinator for the Caribbean Region/IICA Representative in Suriname The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is indeed pleased to join with our esteemed partner institutions, CARICOM Secretariat, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and others to launch this very important