CWA Day 5
DATE & TIME:
October 1, 2026 9:00 am - 4:15 pm
LOCATION:
Thursday
| Exhibition & Trade Show: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Trade Show location: Ocean Coral Spring Resort, Trelawny |
Technical Sessions
| Time | CR1 (Ministerial Room) | CR2 | CR3 | CR4 | SENSES | SPORTS BAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Senses and Sports bar sessions end at 4pm) | ||||||
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | IICA MINISTERIAL BREAKFAST | |||||
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | DAILY PLENARY (OCS Theatre): Dynamic and Inclusive Agriculture and Fisheries: Exchanging Experience for Growth, Productivity and Resilience | |||||
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | NETWORKING BREAK | |||||
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) Board of Directors Meeting (Closed) | Youth E-Agriculture Lead: CARICOM Secretariat | Secure Borders, Secure Food Systems Lead: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | Women-Led Agri-Business + Voices from the Soil Lead: Jamaica Network of Rural Woman Producers (JNRWP) | YOUTH FORUM – AgriYouth Rising – Cultivating the New F.A.C.E. of Caribbean Agriculture Lead: Jamaica 4H | Human Nutrition & Planetary Health Lead: Global CFaH & UWI STA, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Sustainability (FASS) |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) Board of Directors Meeting (Closed) | Climate Resilience and Climate Smart Technology Lead: CARICOM Secretariat | Unlocking Bankable Agribusiness: A Caribbean Agribusiness Project Preparation Facility (CAPPF) for the New FACE of Caribbean Food Systems Lead: Soleil Solutions Consulting Inc. (SSCI) | World Food Forum Jamaica Chapter Launch Lead: World Food Forum Jamaica | YOUTH FORUM – AgriYouth Rising – Cultivating the New F.A.C.E. of Caribbean Agriculture Lead: Jamaica 4H | Research to Resilience Lead: UWI STA, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Sustainability (FASS) |
| 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | LUNCH | |||||
| 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) Board of Directors Meeting (Closed) | Youth Agricultural Land Access Policy and Local Agriculture First Policy Lead: Caribbean Agriculture Youth Advisory Body (CAYAB) | Enhancing resilience & Sustainability within Caribbean Food Systems Lead: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), European Union, International Trade Centre, Central Project Management Agency (CPVA) | Agro-Technology Workforce Development Lead: ORCA Intelligence | YOUTH FORUM – AgriYouth Rising – Cultivating the New F.A.C.E. of Caribbean Agriculture Lead: Jamaica 4H | Let Our Food Become Our Medicine Lead: Difference Maker Movement |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) Board of Directors Meeting (Closed) | Caribbean Youth Agricultural Innovation Fund Lead: Caribbean Agriculture Youth Advisory Body (CAYAB) | Enhancing resilience & Sustainability within Caribbean Food Systems Lead: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), European Union, International Trade Centre, Central Project Management Agency (CPVA) | Last Mile of Food Security Lead: Environmental Solutions Limited (ESL), Jamaica | YOUTH FORUM – AgriYouth Rising – Cultivating the New F.A.C.E. of Caribbean Agriculture Lead: Jamaica 4H | Dukes Agri-Innovation Lab Lead: UWI Cave Hill |