UWI/China Agricultural Innovation Park launched
The first phase of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus UWI/ China Agricultural University (CAU) Agricultural Innovation Park (AIP) has been launched at the university’s 200 acre farm at Orange Grove.
The project seeks to showcase advanced intensive agricultural production methodologies, utilizing technologies and best practices from China coupled with indigenous best practices and knowledge of food production from the Caribbean. Work at the AIP will utilize biotechnology, mechanization, new varieties and climate-smart intensive agricultural production systems, which seeks to build a sustainable agri-industrial sector in the region.
The partnership between the UWI St Augustine and the CAU began in 2013. In his address, Pro Vice-Chancellor and
