Officials meet ahead of Special COTED on Agriculture

Regional agriculture officials in met on Wednesday in Belize City, Belize, in preparation for the 81st Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture which will be held on Friday.

Among the matters that the Agriculture Ministers will deliberate on are two diseases which are threatening the Region: the African Swine Fever, and the lethal TR4 which affects bananas. A course of action has been devised to ensure that TR4 doesn’t breach the Region’s borders.

Fisheries-related matters, trade in agriculture and the outcomes of the Planners’ Forum are also on the Ministers’ agenda.

The COTED Meeting is one of a series of engagements in Belize this week that are focused on agriculture.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the  Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) are providing support for the activities in Belize.

Source: CARICOM TODAY