Guyana to host Caribbean Week of Agriculture on October 4th – 12th

Caribbean-produceGeorgetown : Guyana will be hosting  the 12th edition of the Region’s premier agricultural event “Caribbean Week of Agriculture CWA” from October 4th to the 12th, under the theme `Linking the Caribbean for Regional Food and Nutrition Security and Rural Development’.

Preparations are moving apace for the CWA which will be held  at the Guyana International Conference Centre. The local steering committee (comprising members of the Ministry of Agriculture, other ministries of the government, CARICOM, FAO & IICA) met yesterday and decided on a number of planning issues.

It is envisage by Minister Ramsammy that this Caribbean Week of Agriculture will see the transformation of the CWA into the Caribbean’s premiere technical meeting for agriculture.

As part of the activities the Ministry of Agriculture will be taking participants on field visits  to agricultural sites of interested, which will showcase a little of Guyana’s agriculture. These trips include:

GUYSUCO’s Enmore Estate and Packaging Facility, NDIA’s  Hope Canal, GRDB’s Burma Research Centre, An open day at Agriculture road to visit the Guyana School of Agriculture, Satyadeow Sawh Aquaculture Center, Guyana Livestock Development Authority, National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute and Mangrove Tour, Hydromet’s Doppler Radar Tower and to the Sante Fe Farm.

We will be involving the local tour operators to give visitors a glimpse of the tourist attraction and local Guyanese hospitality.

The Exhibition and Trade Show dates have been revised; it will now be from Wednesday October 9 to Friday October 11, 2013. The Exhibition and Trade Show will be all day on Wednesday and from 3pm-8pm on Thursday and Friday. The Guyana Marketing Corporation will pilot this operation on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture.