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a project of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agriculture (IICA) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and
Rural Cooperation
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2010Events directly and indirectly related to agricultural
development
AugustNB: Some more info for you!
Mon 30 UNU-FTP/CRFM/UWI Fish
Stock AssessmentCourse(UWI, Cavehill
Campus,Barbados,30 August - 3
September, 2010
The Government of Iceland under its Iceland Island Growth
Initiative Fund is sponsoringestablishment of a training course in
fish stock assessment, customized to the needs of theCaribbean and
to be adopted formally for routine delivery within and by the
region. The first phaseof the two week training from August 23-
September 3rd, features a series of teaching lectures bystaff of
the UNU-FTP staff, the CRFM Secretariat and UWI. The second phase
will train National andRegional fishery scientists in key basic
principles of statistics and fish stock assessment, while thethird
phase use these experiences for guiding further course development
and delivery within theregion and by regional personnel. The main
objectives of the course are to: (1) establish a suitablyadapted
training course in fish stock assessment to serve the needs of fish
stock assessmentscientists in Caribbean States and formalize
procedures for routine course delivery; (2) provide astrong
foundation in basic key principles of statistics, sampling, and
fish stock assessment and (3)develop and strengthen national and
regional fishery scientists in fish stockAssessment.
Tues 31
SeptemberWed 01 Falmouth Blue
Marlin Tournament -Falmouth JamaicaSept - Oct 2010
The Blue Marlin is one of Jamaica's favourite fish and is a
renowned catch amongst localfishermen. Several local and
international anglers participate in this Annual Blue
MarlinTournament, which provides another opportunity to forge and
strengthen linkages among theagriculture, natural resources and
tourism sectors through eco/agro-tourism. Such linkages canprovide
sustainable livelihood opportunities along the chain, especially
for a number of small-medium size operators, with positive impacts
on sustainable use of natural resources.
AmerindiansHeritage MonthGuyana130 September2010
Amerindian Heritage Month was officially declared in September
1995 by the Peoples ProgressiveParty in recognition of the need to
celebrate Guyanas first people. The month commences withan
Inter-faith church service at the Umana Yana on August 31 and
culminates with a Heritagedinner and prize giving ceremony at the
Georgetown Club, Camp St. on September 29.Amerindian crafts,
clothing, food, drink etc will be on display at a weeklong cultural
exhibition andextravaganza planned for the National Exhibition
Complex, Sophia, at the Amerindian Village,giving rural artisans
and other small producers an opportunity to gain exposure and
income. TheAmerindian community is an important part of the
agriculture landscape in Guyana, as well as inneighbouring
Suriname, and offers additional opportunities to expand agriculture
through linkageswith heritage tourism.
Condiments FoodProcessingWorkshopBahamas1 September 2010
The Department of Marine Resources through its Food Safety and
Technology Laboratories iscoordinating a series of technical
workshops. This Condiments (Pepper sauces, salad dressing,chutneys
and pickles) workshop is designed to provide scientific
information, demonstrate properprocessing procedures, in-house
quality control procedures and issues regarding food safety,Good
Manufacturing Practices and personnel hygiene. The workshop will
further stimulate theinterest of the small and cottage
entrepreneurs and the potential processors. Thus, by
assistingprocessors with the knowledge that provides Bahamians with
food that is competitive, nutritious,safe and wholesome. This event
takes place at the Food Safety and Technology Laboratory
onGladstone Road at the Gladstone Road Agriculture Centre (GRAC);
from 9:00am-3:00pm. Thecost of the workshop is fifty ($50.00)
dollars payable at the time of registration for each
session.Interested persons should contact the Food Safety and
Technology Laboratories to register: 242-361-8744(3) or
242-361-3264.
3rd Lecture in theDistinguishedLecture Series onthe
Environment,Indigenous
Knowledge andSustainableDevelopmentTrinidad &Tobago1
September, 2010
This public lecture is being hosted by The Cropper Foundation,
in collaboration with The Ministry ofHousing and the Environment
and the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, UWI, St.
AugustineCampus at 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be delivered by
Mervyn Claxton. The Cropper Foundation(TCF) is a not-for-profit
organization established in August 2000 in Trinidad & Tobago.
The conceptof the Foundation is to act as a framework mechanism for
networking people, dialogue andresources across various sectors of
the society for the public good and to influence, participateand
contribute to Sustainable Development policy and practice locally,
for the Caribbeanregion, and globally. In October 2001 The TCF
catalyzed a professional group The SustainableDevelopment Network
which seeks to influence the course and content of policy, planning
andimplementation of national activities towards a form of
development that is sustainable andequitable.
Thurs 02 Caribbean YouthDay CelebrationsPlanning
MeetingBarbados2 September 2010
This meeting of the organized by the Bahamas National Youth
Council (BNYC) aims to coordinatethe festivities of the main event
celebrated on the 30th September and 2nd October, 2010. BNYC isthe
non-governmental, non-partisan and non-political umbrella body of
youth organizations inBarbados, which acts as a representative body
on behalf of youth organizations and the youthpopulation at large.
It seeks to empower active youth participation in the shaping and
mouldingof their society, including involvement agriculture.
Partners and supporters are encouraged tocontribute proposed
activities and to join the organizing team in launching the
initiative to fusetogether ideas and plans from youth of different
heritage into one culture of the Caribbean.
Fri 03
Sat 04
Sun 05
Also in the month of September:IICA Caribbean Regional Planning
Meeting (Guyana); Regional workshop on Preadial larceny (Saint
Lucia),National Agribusiness Risk Management Seminar (IICA
Trinidad)
Details provided in the respective Week Agriculture Agenda and
in the full monthly calendars which can be viewed
onwww.carapn.net.
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