The 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) will be launched on Thursday, 21 May 2026, via a hybrid ceremony anchored in Jamaica, where the week of activities will be held this year. CWA is the Region’s premier agricultural event that features seminars; statutory meetings of regional agriculture organizations; and other key forums, including a special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED); technical showcases and a trade show.
From 27 September – 2 October, farmers and youth, entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers, partners, and other stakeholders in the sector will gather for the week of agriculture-related events. The theme of this year’s staging is The New FACE of Caribbean Food Systems’. FACE represents Food Security, Agri-Business, Climate-Smart Technologies, and Export Expansion.
Speakers at this launch include the Hon. Floyd Green, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining of Jamaica; Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture of Guyana and Chair of the Special Ministerial Task Force on Food Security and Food Production; Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General; Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); Mr. Rene Orellana Halkyer, Assistant Director-General, Regional Representative, Latin America and the Caribbean, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Dr. Patrick Antoine, Chief Executive Officer and Technical Director, CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) and Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes, CARICOM Secretariat.
Members of the media are invited to provide coverage
Event: Launch, 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture
Date: 21 May 2026
Time:
- 1pm Kingston, Jamaica
- 2pm Georgetown, Guyana
- 12pm Belmopan, Belize
- 3pm Paramaribo, Suriname
In person coverage:
VENUE: Summit, Kingston, Jamaica
Virtual coverage:
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