The Caribbean Farmer of the 12 months can be introduced on Tuesday in the course of the annual Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) within the Bahamas from October 9 to 13.
Uniting Below “Accelerating Imaginative and prescient 20 by 2025”
This yr, the CWA adopts the theme “Accelerating Imaginative and prescient 20 by 2025”, initiating every week brimming with seminars, expositions, and a commerce present.
These occasions intention to make clear the numerous position of agriculture and rural life in contributing to the financial, social, and environmental stability of Member States within the area.
A discussion board for decision-makers and stakeholders
CWA serves as an important convergence level for outstanding decision-makers from each private and non-private sectors.
It provides a platform the place vital stakeholders in agriculture and associated sectors can come collectively to formulate a unified imaginative and prescient for the way forward for agriculture and the development of rural life.
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A practice of concentrate on agriculture
Since its inception in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, the CWA, celebrating its seventeenth iteration, has persistently emphasised the indispensability of agriculture and rural dwelling.
Conceived by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the CWA has been a pivotal occasion selling agriculture and rural life as central to regional integration initiatives.
Strategic aims for sustainable improvement
The week-long celebration is designed to enlighten key decision-makers and main stakeholders concerning the significance of agriculture, facilitating dialogues geared toward repositioning agriculture and enhancing rural life.
These aims are pivotal for the financial, social, and environmental stabilization of the area.
The premier agricultural occasion within the Caribbean
Acknowledged because the foremost occasion on the Caribbean’s agricultural calendar, the CWA is convened underneath the Alliance for Sustainable Growth of Agriculture and the Rural Milieu (‘The Alliance’).
Since its inaugural assembly in 1998, the Alliance has been collaboratively supported by IICA and the Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) Secretariat.
A rising alliance for agriculture
In 2002, the partnership expanded with the becoming a member of of the Meals and Agriculture Group (FAO) and the Caribbean Agricultural Analysis and Growth Institute (CARDI).
Along with IICA and CARICOM, these organizations type a core group functioning because the secretariat of The Alliance. This collaborative group has been pivotal in organizing and managing the quite a few conferences and actions underneath the CWA since its inception.
In 2003, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) joined as a major accomplice and sponsor, additional bolstering the CWA’s initiatives and actions.
This rising alliance underscores the collective dedication to fostering the event and sustainability of agriculture and rural life within the Caribbean area.
