{"id":6885,"date":"2023-07-19T13:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T13:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2023-07-19T13:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T13:25:06","slug":"minister-e-p-chet-greene-attends-iaba-board-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2023\/07\/19\/minister-e-p-chet-greene-attends-iaba-board-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"MINISTER E.P. CHET GREENE ATTENDS IABA BOARD MEETING"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\":r9:\" class=\"x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA) is the highest governing body of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), consisting of 34 Member States, 14 of which are in the Caribbean Region. On 17 January 2022, the Director General was sworn in for a second and final four-year term, with the unanimous support of the Member States.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Director General has since secured approval from the IABA (IICA\/JIA\/Res. 533 (XXI-O\/21)) for the implementation of the 2022-2026 Medium-Term Plan (MTP). It is important to highlight that the 2022-2026 MTP builds on the achievements of the 2018-2022 MTP.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The purpose of this meeting will be to explore cooperation opportunities with ministers of Agriculture from our Member States in the Caribbean Region, listen to the vision and perspectives of ministers for the agriculture sector in their countries and region, as well as determine how the Institute may assist them in achieving their goals for the sector.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Participants include:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">1. Antigua and Barbuda: Hon. E. P. Chet Greene<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">2. Grenada: Hon. Adrian Thomas<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">3. Saint Kitts and Nevis: Hon. Samal Mojah Duggins<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">4. Saint Lucia: Hon. Alfred P. Prospere<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">5. Trinidad and Tobago: Hon. Avinash G. Singh and his wife<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">6. Belize: Hon. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise; and wife and son<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">7. Dominican Republic: Rafael Ortiz, Deputy Minister<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">8. 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