the Agriculture Agenda

Week Sept. 06 – 12, 2010

Events directly and indirectly related to agricultural
development

September NB: Some more info for you!

Mon 06 International The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an international treaty aimed at
Plant Protection securing international cooperation in controlling pests of plant and plant products
Convention (IPPC) (phytosanitary) and in preventing their international spread, and especially their
6 –10 Sept. 2010 introduction into endangered areas. The IPPC, ratified in 1952, was deposited with the
Trinidad Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) FAO and IICA are
collaborating to support this meeting which provides an opportunity for Member States in
the Caribbean to dialogue on the international standard setting process for phytosanitary
measures. A total of fourteen Caribbean countries will be represented at this specialized
technical meeting. Among the documentation distributed at the meeting includes two
handbooks published by IICA on Good Practices for Participation in Codex Alimentarius
meetings, and Good Practices for Participation in Meetings of the IPPC. These documents
provide all the relevant information necessary to guide participation in meetings of these
two important international agencies.
Tues 07
Wed 08 IICA Caribbean The Director General of IICA, Dr. Victor Villalobos will lead his first IICA regional meeting
Regional Meeting: in the Caribbean. Senior staff members from IICA Headquarters, as well as
Consolidating Representatives and Regional Specialists from the Caribbean region will gather to review
IICA’s Technical and internalize the Institute’s strategic plan and new MTP 2010-2014. The meeting will
Cooperation also address the development and implementation of IICA’s Caribbean Regional Strategy,
Agenda. 8-10, IICA’s leading role in the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) and the partnership with
Sept. 2010 the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development
Guyana, Institute (CARDI) among other areas.
Thur 09 10th EDF Action The European Development Fund (EDF) provides Community aid for development
s FICHE on CSME cooperation in the African, Caribbean and pacific states (ACP). On 8 January, 2007
and Economic CARICOM signed a Financing Agreement for a grant of €40.5M to support the
Partnership Caribbean Region in achieving its objective of regional economic integration and
Agreement (EPA) repositioning into the world economy. This EC funding came from the Caribbean
9 – 10 Sept. 2010 Regional Indicative Programme of the 9th EDF It was then the largest and most
Guyana important individual EDF package of support to the Caribbean Region and was
crucial for advancing work on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
Fri 10 Technical Meeting The 10th EDF phase is similarly geared toward helping developing countries, including
on 10th EDF CARICOM, reap greater benefits from the globalization process; boost
CARICOM competitiveness; diversify exports and establish regional markets. The Economic
Integration and Partnership Agreement (EPA) will play a major role in achieving the above. The
CSME Support CSME likewise is designed to facilitate the pooling of the region’s financial,
Programme human and natural resources, with the intent to build strong economic capacity
10 Sept. 2010 to effectively respond to globalization and the emergence of mega trading blocks.
Guyana Over the years, the regions economic and social development has been severely
affected environmental vulnerabilities:- land degradation; deforestation,
insufficient water supplies, fish stocks management, biodiversity loss, waste and
toxic disposal and more recently climate change.
Sat 11
Sun 12
Also in the month of September:
• CDEMA/FAO/IICA/CARICOM Regional workshop on Preadial larceny (Saint Lucia),
• National Agribusiness Risk Management Seminar (IICA Trinidad)
• Small Business Management Training Program (Bahamas),
• Meeting of Senior Agriculture an Legal Officials to review the CAHFSA Agreement (Suriname),
• Visits to member states by a team of regional consultants under the EU/CARIFORUM-EPA Agricultural & Fisheries Study
Details provided in the respective Week Agriculture Agenda and in the full monthly calendars which can be viewed on
www.carapn.net.
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