Calling Farmers Et Al to Register for Caribbean Expo

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Wednesday, 08 August 2012 02:30

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John’s – Stakeholders in the agricultural sector are being urged to ensure they are up front and center when Antigua & Barbuda hosts the 11th Annual Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), by registering early.

The invitation comes from General Manager of the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC) Dalma Hill and is especially geared towards farmers, agro-processors and other agriculture sector stakeholders.
 
CWA, the premier agriculture event in the region, will be held here from October 14 to 20, 2012 under the theme, “Celebrating youth and gender in Caribbean Agriculture: each endeavouring all achieving”.
 
Hill heads the Trade Show/Exhibition Committee, and he maintains that early registration is key to Antigua & Barbuda’s successful hosting of the event.
 
Registrants are required to pay a US $100 registration fee which covers tent space, basic utilities and security. Additional fees will be charged for specific needs.
 
Registration forms are available from Central Marketing Corporation on lower Market Street, and the Ministry of Agriculture on Queen Elizabeth Highway.
 
The registration categories include chemical suppliers; farmers; food vendors; greenhouse providers; insurance companies; and wholesalers. The deadline for registration is August 15.
 

The CWA was conceptualised by the Inter-American Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) as a facility to place agriculture and rural life on the “front burner” of regional integration activities and in doing so enable

(1) the key decision-makers in the public and private sectors to better acknowledge the importance of agriculture and rural life to the economic, social and environmental stability of the region; and

(2) for the major stakeholders in agriculture and related sectors to have an opportunity to dialogue and forge a common vision for the repositioning of agriculture and the enhancement of rural life.

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