The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be hosting a two-day International Agriculture Investment Forum in Guyana early next month in light of soaring food prices in the Caribbean and around the globe.
The Forum will be opened by host, President Bharrat Jagdeo who is also Lead CARICOM Head of Government on agriculture. Secretary General of CARICOM Edwin Carrington will also speak at the opening ceremony.
According to a press release from the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, the Forum which is scheduled to commence on June 6 will provide an un-paralleled and unprecedented opportunity for governments, farmers, entrepreneurs and investment bankers to meet in one place and discuss issues ranging from the setting up of mega farms, using tracts of uncultivated land in the Caribbean, to the need for technological improvements in the agriculture sector.
There will also be focus towards making the Caribbean a net exporter and user of food produced in the Region.
