The CTA and its partners will held the second regional Briefing in the Caribbean on "Strengthening the Caribbean agri-food private sector: challenges for SMEs in the agri-food sector in the Caribbean"on 18-19th October at the occasion of the Caribbean Agricultural Week. The ACP regional Briefings are linked to the Brussels Briefings (http://brusselsbriefings.net).
Our video guest this week is Mrs. Myra Wopereis, the Director of Access to Knowledge and Technology at the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). In this interview she outlines the challenges underlying access to agricultural research in Africa. She also presents some of the major projects of FARA to address those challenges.
European Parliament (Brussels):
-11th October: Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
EU Presidency (Luxembourg):
-11th-12th October: Competitiveness Council
-14th October: Environment Council
-15th October: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
ACP Secretariat (Brussels):
-12th-13th October: 2nd ACP Forum on Research for Sustainable Development
For more information please consult the calendar on our webpage http://brussels.cta.int
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