Professor of Genetics and Director, Cocoa Research Centre, Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan PhD (left) and Dr. Elizabeth S. Johnson, IICA Representative in Jamaica (right).

From left to right at the Equipment Handing-over Ceremony: Dr. Natalie Gibson, Laboratory Administrator/Deputy Director, Food Safety Services, BAHA Central Investigation Laboratory (CIL); Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, and The Bahamas; and Willie Chan, Technical Coordinator, IICA Delegation in Belize. 

Handing-over of Laboratory Equipment, from left: Erwin Henry, Chief Analytical Chemist, Grenada Produce Chemist Laboratory; Aaron Francois, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries & Cooperatives, Government of Grenada and Gregory Delsol, Technical Specialist, IICA Grenada Delegation. 

Agricultural stakeholders in Antigua and Barbuda participated in the Technical Working Session held in May.

The Hub features rsources to help fishers improve the handling and storage of seafood at sea and at markets.

Hon. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise signing the Belize Poultry Health Regulations Statutory Instrument No. 121 of 2022, late last year. 

Hon. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise delivering remarks at the launch of the strengthening Agricultural Health and Food Safety (AHFS) legislaDve framework component of the 11th EDF SPS Measures Project in Belize. 

Stakeholders from the Ministry, Laboratories and Private Sector came together with IICA’s Project Management Unit, the CRFM and the Consultants to raise awareness for the Fisheries Laboratory Strengthening initiative. 

Leaders and managers from across 14 CARIFORUM Member States participate in the final module of the 11th EDF SPS Measures Project AHFS Leadership and Management Training Programme

More than 50 AHFS stakeholders from across the Caribbean Region attended the virtual launch of this unique leadership and management programme on September 14.