'The 10th FAO regional COVID-19 webinar, “Food Production and Marketing in a Digital Era: Challenges and Opportunities for the Caribbean”, co-organized with the CARICOM Secretariat, will focus on the ways in which technology can boost agrifood systems, and improve production and distribution in Caribbean countries. The webinar will take place on Thursday, 11 June 2020 - 12:00 PM Barbados time (UTC -4), with opening remarks by Julio Berdegué, Assistant Director-General of FAO and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, and closing comments by Renata Clarke, FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for the Caribbean (SLC). Speakers: • Keithlin Caroo, Founder of Helen\'s Daughters, St. Lucia • Danelia Doyle, Project Manager at Farm Credibly, Jamaica • Keron Bascombe, creator of TECH4Agri, Trinidad y Tobago • Lorenzo Harewood, Farmfinder Global, Barbados Authorities and experts will pose questions following the presentations: • Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Trinidad and Tobago • Jose Alpuche, CEO, Ministry of Agriculture, Belize • Sylvester Cadette, International Telecommunications Union • Keith Agoada, Co-founder and CEO at Producers Market This initiative is part of the agreement made between 11 international organizations present in the region to coordinate their actions and provide technical support to governments in order to keep agri-food trade alive, expand social protection systems, reach common sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and increase intraregional trade. If you want to have the presentations of the exhibitors and download your certificate of participation, you must register on the virtual platform of the Public Policies Training Center by: http://www.fao.org/in-action/capacitacion-politicas-publicas/cursos/ver/en/?uid=1269873 Please, help us improve our webinars by answering this pool: https://bit.ly/378IYIm Any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] Follow FAO on social media! * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UNFAO * Instagram - https://instagram.com/fao * LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fao * Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/faoamericas/ © FAO: http://www.fao.org #ZeroHunger #SDGs #Agenda2030 #GlobalGoals'
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