CWA Day 3
DATE & TIME:
September 29, 2026 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
LOCATION:
Tuesday
| Exhibition & Trade Show: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Trade Show location: Ocean Coral Spring Resort, Trelawny |
Technical Sessions
| Time | CR1 (Ministerial Room) | CR2 | CR3 | CR4 | SENSES | SPORTS BAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Senses and Sport bar sessions end at 4pm) | ||||||
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | DAILY PLENARY (OCS Theatre): Building our resilience: Climate Smart Agriculture and Fisheries | |||||
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | NETWORKING BREAK | |||||
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Committee of CARICOM Chief Veterinary Officers (CCCVOs) Meeting (Closed) | Improving Traceability Lead: Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) | Codex in Action Lead: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) | Investing in Plant Health Lead: Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) | Strengthening Maritime Logistics for Food Security and Agricultural Trade in the Caribbean Lead: FAO – Regional Business Development Thematic Group- Facilitating and Enhancing Air and Sea Freight for Agricultural and Fishery Produce (IICA, CRFM, UWI, Caribbean Export, CDB, CABA, CaFAN, AACARI, Port Managers Association of the Caribbean (PMAC), CARDI, CPSO and the CARICOM Secretariat) | IRRIGOPTIMAL Agro-Climate Intelligence Lead: WES Trade |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Committee of CARICOM Chief Veterinary Officers (CCCVOs) Meeting (Closed) | Climate-Smart Infrastructure Lead: ISRATECH | Codex in Action Lead : Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) | Cassava Witches’ Broom Disease Lead: Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) – Emerging Issues in Plant Health | NIRS-Based Livestock Decision Intelligence for a Competitive Caribbean Agri-Food Sector Lead: Feed & Forage Network (FANS) | Soil Health Management – A Climate Smart Response Lead: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining (ALMD) |
| 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | LUNCH | |||||
| 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Board of Governors Meeting | Agricultural Disaster Risk Management Lead: Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) | Codex in Action Lead: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) | Seed Security – Development and Trade in Regional Plant Genetic Resources. Lead: PQPI, Sugar Industry Authority and Public Gardens & Zoo Branch | Partnerships in action: The livelihood conservation nexus Lead: UWI STA, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Sustainability (FASS) | CABI Global Partnership for Pesticide Risk Reduction Lead: Partnerships in action: The livelihood conservation nexus Lead: UWI STA, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Sustainability (FASS) |
| 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm | Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Board of Governors Meeting | Blue-Gold Sargassum Framework Lead: Synergy Sphere CASA | Codex in Action Lead: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) | Food Security and Cultural Identity. Lead: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and UWI STA, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Sustainability (FASS) | From Crisis to Resilience Lead: Zero Hunger Trust Fund | |