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Taji AlleyneMr. Alleyne is General Manager at GK Foods & Services with specific responsibility for its Grace Agro Processors Division. Read More |
 Role of Manufacturing Sector to Support Small Farmers & Reduce Imports |
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Wayne BeecherMr. Beecher has portfolio responsibility for the MIF operations in Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize. Before joining the IDB, he served as CEO of the National Development Foundation of Jamaica. He holds a BSc from University of the West Indies and a MBA from the University of New Orleans. Read More |
 Business Planning & Marketing for the Small-Scale Farmer |
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Hon. Luther Buchanan, MPMr. Buchanan is Minister of State in Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security. He was elected as Councillor in 2003 and elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of Eastern Westmoreland in 2006. Read More |
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Colin BullockMr. Bullock is Chairman and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica. Read More |
 Building Resilience to Climate Change through Agricultural Innovation |
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O’Brian ClarkeMr. Clarke is the co-founder of the Taylor Hall Aquaponics Project at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Read More |
 Aquaponics Opportunities & Challenges |
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Neil CurtisMr. Curtis is founder and CEO of Farm Up Jamaica, a non-profit organization formed to assist Jamaican farmers in the cultivation of organic food. Read More |
 Reducing the Importation of Foreign Foods into Jamaica |
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Hon. Fresner DorcinFresner Dorcin is Haiti’s Minister of Agriculture. Read More |
 Strategic Plan to Develop Greenhouse Technology in Haiti |
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Edison GalbraithEdison Galbraith is General Manager for Loan Origination and Portfolio Management at the Development Bank of Jamaica. Read More |
 Increasing Access to Financing for Small-Scale Farmers |
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Hon. Ian HaylesIan Hayles is Minister of State in Jamaica’s Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. Read More |
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Sydney HenryMr. Henry is projects manager of the Sandals Foundation, where he develops interventions supportive of early childhood development, sustainable livelihoods through agriculture and development in rural communities across the Caribbean region. Read More |
 Increasing Opportunities for Women & Youth in Agriculture |
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Denise A. HerbolMs. Herbol was sworn in as USAID Mission Director for Jamaica on November 4, 2011. She has received numerous awards from USAID, most recently a Superior Act Award for her service with USAID/Pakistan. She was a Peace Corps Health Volunteer in Lubondai from 1980-1991. Read More |
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Sebrenia HolnessMs. Holness is Assistant Superintendent with Jamaica’s Department of Correctional Services. Read More |
 Innovations Making a Difference for Troubled Youth |
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Dr. Thad M. JacksonDr. Jackson is the executive vice president of INMED Partnerships for Children, a nonprofit development organization dedicated to rescuing children from immediate and irreversible harm and preparing them to shape a brighter future for themselves and the next generation. Read More |
 Climate-Smart Innovations for Small-Scale Farmers |
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Jovan JohnsonMr. Johnson is a final year M.Sc. student in the agricultural entrepreneurship program at the University of the West Indies. He also serves as technical director for the Taylor Hall Aquaponic Project. Read More |
Aquaponics Opportunities & Challenges |
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Dr. Arun KashyapDr. Kashyap is United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, and Cayman Islands. Read more |
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Mario KerbyMr. Kerby is a director in the West Africa and Haiti Region of Chemonics International. He has more than 32 years of experience in watershed management, integrated water resources management, agriculture and rural development, and environmental protection and management. Read More |
 Increasing Productivity and nce through Low-Cost Greenhouses |
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Shorna Newsome MyrieMrs. Newsome Myrie is manager of Employment and Career Services for the North West Region of Jamaica’s Human Employment and Resource Training Trust. Read More |
 Behavior Change |
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Jozimo Santos RochaMr. Santos Rocha is Senior Technical Advisor for Agriculture and Economic Development with ADRA International. Read More |
 Scaling Up Agricultural Innovations |
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Dr. Leslie SimpsonDr. Simpson is the Jamaica Representative and a Natural Resources Management Specialist with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute. Read more |
 Developing Climate-Resistant Agricultural Practices in the Caribbean |
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Christopher SomervilleMr. Somerville is an Urban Agriculture Consultant at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), holds an MA in Development Studies and has led on a number of urban agriculture projects in Gaza and the West Bank since January 2012. Read More |
 Agricultural Innovations in Urban & Conflict Settings |
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Dr. Michael TaylorDr. Taylor is the head of the Department of Physics, University of the West Indies, Mona, where he teaches and supervises graduate students. He is also the Director of the Climate Research Group, recognized as a leading institution for regional climate change research. Read More |
 Climate-Smart Agriculture – Potential Role of Modeling |
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Therese Turner-JonesMrs. Turner-Jones is the Country Representative in Jamaica for the Inter-American Development Bank. She is an economist graduated from the University of Toronto who holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of East Anglia, UK. Read More |
 Sustainable Agriculture in Jamaica |