Crop insurance on agenda of West Indian agri conference

Colin M. Ramsay

Crop insurance was one of the items that surfaced for discussion when the 32nd West Indian Agricultural Economics Conference opened here yesterday.

Yesterday’s event is part of a five-day conference  organised by the Caribbean Agro-Economic society through a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Agriculture-Guyana and the University of the West Indies (UWI).

A release from the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday said that mong the areas of interest, the delegates will be focusing on food security, climate change, and agricultural insurance through a series of presentations and participative discussions.