Jamaica hosting conference on economic empowerment in the Caribbean
Jul 10, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – A three-day conference supporting economic empowerment and development in the Caribbean and the Pacific begins here on Wednesday.
The forum, being organised by the United States Department of State in collaboration with the New Zealand government, will bring together women growers from the Caribbean and Pacific Islands, technical and area experts as well as companies that have successfully developed programmes that integrate small and medium women farmers into their supply chain.
Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater and Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke will address the conference on Friday.
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