PR – Addressing the issues of Food Security, Agri-Business Development, Climate Smart Technologies and Export Expansion will dominate discussions during four days of deliberations at the 2026 Caribbean Week of Agriculture.
The annual event got underway in Jamaica on Sunday September 27 and is attended by Ministers of Agriculture, Agricultural Developmental and Funding Agencies, farmers and Agri Business Partners throughout the region.
Feature Speaker on Sundays Opening Ceremony Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness implored on participants to support CARICOM’s Vision despite persistent challenges confronting the sector.
“We are not starting from scratch, we are building on years of strategic planning, and our key question today is how can we produce more value form the resources that we are blessed with” Holness told the attendees at the Official Opening Ceremony.
Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2026 is expected to build on the CARICOM 2025+ 5 Initiative geared at reducing the region’s food Import Bill, which according to recent data stands at 13.7 billion dollars.
The forum will also bring regional attention to some of the sector’s most pressing priorities, from investment and export expansion to climate resilience and progress towards regional food-security targets.
The 2026 edition of Caribbean Week in Agriculture is held under the theme” The New F.A.C.E. of Caribbean Food Systems”, namely Food Security, Agri-Business Development, Climate Smart Technologies and Export Expansion.
Working sessions will commence immediately on Monday September 28 through to Friday October 02, the weeklong agenda will include 70 technical sessions and workshops.
Ministerial meetings and high-level regional policy discussions led by CARICOM and partners, and including seminars, key meetings, a special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, and an exhibition and trade show.
Grenada is represented by an 8-member team from the Ministry of Agriculture Lands and Forestry led by Permanent Secretary Javan Williams and a two-member team of the Ministry of the Blue Economy and Marine Affairs Led by Permanent Secretary Isaac Bhagwan.
