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Rising hunger and obesity, climate change and rural poverty; these will be the main issues of the 35th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The 35th Conference will take place from 5-8 of March 2018, in Montego Bay, Jamaica and is FAO’s main governing body.

Agriculture Ministers from all of FAO’s 33 member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will come together in Jamaica to set the Organization’s priorities for the next two years.

The meeting will be attended by FAO’s Director General, José Graziano da Silva and...

Hon. Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Gillian Smith, Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize, at a media launch for Jamaica’s hosting of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The launch was held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The conference is scheduled to be held from March 5-8, 2018, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Hon. Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Gillian Smith (centre), Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize; and Conley Salmon, President, Jamaica Operations, Jamaica Broilers Group, at a media launch for Jamaica’s hosting of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean. The launch was held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The conference is scheduled to be held from March 5-8, 2018, at the Montego Bay...