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32nd West Indies

Agricultural Economics Conference

6th

– 11th

August, 2017

Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel

Georgetown, Guyana

Theme:

“Food & Nutrition Security:

The Pathway to Sustainable Agricultural Development

in the Caribbean”

PROGRAMME

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ABSTRACTS

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32

nd West Indies Agriculture Economics Conference

6 – 11th

August, 2017

32nd West Indies

Agricultural Economics Conference

6th

– 11th

August, 2017

Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel

Georgetown, Guyana

Theme:

“Food & Nutrition Security:

The Pathway to Sustainable Agricultural

Development in the Caribbean”

PROGRAMME

&

ABSTRACTS

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Food & Nutrition Security:

The Pathway to Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Caribbean

32nd

West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference


The Pathway to Sustainable Agricultural Development in the

Caribbean

PROGRAMME

SUNDAY 6th August, 2017

4:00 - 7:00 pm REGISTRATION – Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel

MONDAY 7th August, 2017

8:00 - 9:00 am REGISTRATION – Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel

SESSION 1

Moderator: Carlisle Pemberton

9:05 – 9: 15 am Brief Statement Honourable Noel Leroy Holder Minister of Agriculture, Guyana

9:15 – 10: 15 am Special Plenary Session - Lewis-Beckford Memorial Lecture Honourable Carl B. Greenidge Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana

10:30 - 11:00 am COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 2 - Approaches to Attaining Food and Nutrition Security in the Caribbean

Moderator: Erecia Hepburn

11:00 - 11:30 am Agricultural Insurance, Farmer Security, and Food Security by Colin M. Ramsay, Victor I. Oguledo, Donna Morrison, J. Kalu Osiri, Akshi Jain, Janvier Degbedji

11:30 - 12:00 pm Local Food Systems: An Economic Development Option to Obtain Food Security, Nutrition Education and Economic Viability by Cary Junior

12:00 - 12:30 pm

Explaining the Margin between the Bulk and Fine or Flavoured Export Prices for Cocoa by Andrah Xavier, Carlisle Pemberton, Hazel Patterson-Andrews, Afiya De Sormeaux

12:30 - 1:30 pm LUNCH

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August, 2017

SESSION 3 - Approaches to Attaining Food and Nutrition Security in the Caribbean cont'd

Moderator: Ermanno Affuso

1:30 - 2:00 pm Bahamian Agriculturalist Approaches towards Obtaining Food Security by Erecia Hepburn

2:00 - 2:30 pm

An Ex-Post Evaluation of the CARICOM-EU Banana Trade - Two Decades after WTO by Govind Seepersad, Omardath Maharaj, Ardon Iton, Dave Goorahoo, Srinivasa Konduru

2:30 - 3:00 pm Food as Medicine: Providing Sustainable Access to Minimally Processed Foods as a Means to Ameliorate Diseased States in the Caribbean by Marsha Fridie

3:00 - 3:30 pm COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 4 - Approaches to Attaining Food and Nutrition Security in the Caribbean cont'd

Moderator: Isabella Francis-Granderson

3:30 - 4:00 pm Assessing Food and Nutrition Security through Value Chain Analysis; The Case of the Saint Lucia Broiler Industry by Malcolm Xavier Wallace

4:00 - 4:30 pm The Caribbean Governments Response to Food Security by 2030 by Dwane John

4:30 – 5:00 pm Microbial Survey of Ready-to-Eat Salads Sold at Popular Food Establishments in Trinidad by Narita Chandrawattie Singh, Neela Badrie

7:00 - 9:00 pm OPENING CEREMONY AND RECEPTION (APPENDIX I)

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TUESDAY 8th August, 2017

SESSION 5 - Environmental Challenges to Achieving Food and Nutrition Security

Moderator: Kwame Garcia, Sr.

9:00 - 9:30 am The Effects of Hurricanes on Farm Productivity and Food Security in the Bahamas by Lindsia Davis, Cysren Micklewhite

9:30 - 10:00 am Root Yield of Drip Irrigated Sugar Beets, an Alternative Fodder Crop by Anthony Mele, Touyee Thao, Florence Cassel S., Dave Goorahoo

10:00 - 10: 30 am Dormancy Requirements, and Effect of Moisture and Salt Stress on the Germination of Hairy Fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) Seeds by Vivian Maier, Anil Shrestha


PARALLEL SESSION 6A - Environmental & Sustainability Challenges to Achieving Food and Nutrition Security

Moderator: Arnold De Mendonca

11:00 - 11:30 am

Presence of a Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Population in California by Jorge A. Angeles, Anil Shrestha, Katrina M. Steinhauer, Mala To, Samikshya Budhathoki, Sonia Rios, Bradley Hanson

11:30 - 12:00 pm Data Analysis on the Cost of Production of Pumpkin, Trinidad and Tobago by Anil Seepersad, Carlisle Pemberton, Hazel Patterson-Andrews

12:00 - 12:30 pm Product Innovation: A Sustainability Strategy for Small and Medium Enterprises in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by Sharin McDowall-Emefiele

12:30 - 1:30 pm LUNCH

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August, 2017

PARALLEL SESSION 6B - Improving Caribbean Food and Nutrition through Increased Utilization of Local Foods

Moderator: Ida Sealey-Adams

11:00 - 11:30 am Evaluation of a Community-based Nutritional and Agricultural Intervention in Guatemala by Pauline Jolly, Anna Junkins, Luz Padilla, Manolo Mazariegos

11:30 - 12:00 pm

Consumers’ Attitudes and Practices to Buying Locally Grown Foods in Trinidad by Isabella Francis-Granderson, Andrea McDonald, Dianne Buckmire, Kern Rocke, Laura Roberts-Hall

12:00 - 12:30 pm Exploration of Enhanced Caribbean Food and Nutrition Security Utilizing Local Foods by Ronald M. Gordon, Edward A. Evans

12:30 - 1:30 pm LUNCH

SESSION 7 - Improving Caribbean Food and Nutrition through Increased Utilization of Local Foods cont'd

Moderator: Hazel Patterson-Andrews

1:30 - 2:00 pm Improving the Utilization of Tomatoes through Agronomic Research to Increase Food Security in Barbados by Evangeline Ragoonath-Devonish, Anthony Kellman

2:00 - 2:30 pm How to Enhance the Availability of Local Fruits and Vegetables in New Providence by Iesha Carey, James Seymour, Erecia Hepburn

2:30 - 3:00 pm Understanding Local Food Systems by Lisa Ramrattan


SESSION 8 - Propelling Caribbean Agricultural Development through School Feeding Programs (SFP)

Moderator: Carel Ligeon

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Case Study: The Potential Use and Substitution of Locally Grown Produce into Meals Prepared by Lunch Vendors of a High School in New Providence by Troykell Marshall, Stanley B. Northe Jr., Brunett Smith, Keiarj Smith, Erecia Hepburn

4:00 - 4:30 pm An Illustrative Example of Seed-to-Supper Programs in Caribbean Areas by Marco Giliberti

5:00 - 6:00 pm CAES GENERAL MEETING

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WEDNESDAY 9th August, 2017

SESSION 9 - Field Trip (APPENDIX II)

7:00 am DEPART Hotel

6:00 pm ARRIVE at Hotel

THURSDAY 10th August, 2017

SESSION 10 – Guyana Session #1

Moderator: Edward A. Evans

9:00 - 9:30 am An Evaluation of the Relative Profitability of Coconut Farming in Guyana by Ida Sealey-Adams, Carlisle Pemberton, Afiya De Sormeaux, Hazel Patterson-Andrews

9:30 - 10:00 am Case Study: Sustainability of Central Mahaicony Perth Village Farmers’ Association by Arnold De Mendonca

10:00 - 10: 30 am Food Security and Climate Change in Guyana by Ermanno Affuso


SESSION 11 – Guyana Session #2

Moderator: Jean David

11:00 - 11:30 am From Farm to Table: Reducing Mycotoxin Contamination of Food in the Caribbean - A Review of Sustainable Strategies by Donna M. Morrison, Colin Ramsay, Victor Oguledo, J. Kalu Osiri

11:30 - 12:00 pm Supply Response Implications of Trade Liberalization (EU-ACP EPA): The Case of Rice in Guyana by Omardath Maharaj, Govind Seepersad, Ardon Iton, Dave Goorahoo

12:00 - 12:30 pm Exploring the Talent Needs for Food Safety Professionals in Established Food Processing Companies in Trinidad by Dharamdeo Singh, Janelle Yarde Blackman

12:30 - 1:30 pm LUNCH

PARALLEL SESSION 12A - Innovations in Domestic Food Marketing in the Caribbean

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August, 2017

Moderator: Dave Goorahoo

1:30 - 2:00 pm

Implication of Marketing Strategies to Increase Local Agriculture Support in the Bahamian College Community by Allana Dixon, Cyrus Bastian, Khayl Seymour, Jasmine Simmons, Kendra Darling, Erecia Hepburn

2:00 - 2:30 pm The Evolution in Banana Farming in Regards to Innovations in Production and Marketing on the Islands of Abaco, Eleuthera, and Grand Bahama by Tamarind Johnson

2:30 - 3:00 pm Institutional Arrangements of Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives in St. Lucia and its Impact on Value-Adding by Randel Esnard, Michael Lyne, Kevin Old


SESSION 13A – Culture, Marketing and Climate Change Impacts on Food Security

Moderator: Ronald M. Gordon

3:30 - 4:00 pm

An Ex-Post Evaluation of the CARICOM-EU Sugar Trade - Two Decades after WTO by Govind Seepersad, Ardon Iton, Omardath Maharaj, Dave Goorahoo, Srinivasa Konduru

4:00 - 4:30 pm Impact of National Culture on Food Security by J. Kalu Osiri, Colin Ramsay, Victor Oguledo, Donna Morrison

4:30 – 5:00 pm Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and the Role of Investment by J. Kalu Osiri, Uchechukwu Jarrett, Theo Udeigwe, Victor Oguledo, Colin Ramsay

6:00 - 10:00 pm BANQUET & AWARDS CEREMONY

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THURSDAY 10th August, 2017

PARALLEL SESSION 12B - Mobilizing Agricultural Development through Technology

Moderator: Winston Ramautarsingh

1:30 - 2:00 pm Precision Agriculture Techniques for Crop Management in Trinidad and Tobago: Methodology & Preliminary Findings by Govind Seepersad, Shivani Seepersad, Terry Sampson, Dave Goorahoo

2:00 - 2:30 pm Monitoring Spatio-Temporal Changes in Soil Salinity for Validation of “CSUID-II” Hydro-Salinity Model for Optimizing Soil Leaching Fractions by Amninder Singh, Sharon E. Benes, Nigel Quinn, Florence Cassel S.

2:30 - 3:00 pm Digital Elevation Modeling of Agricultural Fields for Irrigation Management by Balaji Sethuramasamyraja and Huy Le


PARALLEL SESSION 13B - Mobilizing Agricultural Development through Technology cont'd

Moderator: Edric Harry

3:30 - 4:00 pm Envisioning Food Security in 2030 Via New Technologies: The Case of the Caribbean by Mark D. Wenner

4:00 - 4:30 pm Using Satellite Imagery for Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration by Dave Goorahoo, Florence Cassel-Sharma, Touyee Thao, Forrest S Melton, Lee Johnson

4:30 – 5:00 pm Analytics for Smartfarming (Soil Library for Sensors) by Balaji Sethuramasamyraja, Arthish Bhaskar, Bo Liu, Chandra Krintz, Rich Wolski

6:00 - 10:00 pm BANQUET & AWARDS CEREMONY

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August, 2017

FRIDAY 11th August, 2017

PARALLEL SESSION 14A - Participation, Perceptions & Behaviour - Impact on Food Security

Moderator: Omardath Maharaj

8:30 - 9:00 am Factors Influencing the Level of Participation Among Users of the Local Farmers’ Markets – Consumers by Christopher Alexander, Hazel Patterson-Andrews, Carlisle Pemberton

9:00 - 9:30 am Are Cocoa Farmers in Trinidad Happy? Exploring Factors Affecting their Happiness by Savita Maharajh, Carlisle Pemberton, Hazel Patterson-Andrews

9:30 - 10:00 am

Modelling Farmers’ Perception and Knowledge and Willingness to Pay for Soil Testing Services in Northern Haiti by Sènakpon Kokoye, Joseph J. Molnar, Curtis M. Jolly, Dennis Shannon, Gobena Huluka

10:00 - 10: 30 am Purchasing Clothing Behaviours among Adolescents in Trinidad by Margaret Gordon, Carlisle Pemberton


PARALLEL SESSION 15A - Extension and Education: Contributions to Sustainable Agricultural Development

Moderator: Carlisle Pemberton

11:00 - 11:30 am Integration of Scholarly Research, University Services and Experiential Learning Opportunities for Teaching Enhancement by Florence Cassel S., Dave Goorahoo, Govind Seepersad

11:30 - 12:00 pm

Hearing Versus Experiencing: The Impact of a Short-Term Study Abroad Experience in California on Student’s Perceptions regarding Globalization and Cultural Awareness by Videsh Mosodeen

12:00 - 12:30 pm

Student Perceptions of International Education and Study Abroad: A Pilot Study at the Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI, Trinidad by Ashley Hines, Govind Seepersad, Wendy-Ann Isaac, Terry Sampson, Dave Goorahoo, Nequesha Dalrymple

12:30 - 1:30 pm CLOSING CEREMONY

1:30 – 2:30 pm LUNCH

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FRIDAY 11th August, 2017

PARALLEL SESSION 14B - Climate Change and Agricultural Development

Moderator: Govind Seepersad

8:30 - 9:00 am The Effects of Climate Change and Aquaculture Production in Jamaica by Carel Ligeon, Curtis M. Jolly

9:00 - 9:30 am Using Growing Degree Days to Estimate Crop Water Requirements for Processing Tomato by Touyee Thao, Florence Cassel S., Dave Goorahoo

9:30 - 10:00 am Leveraging Climate-Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Farming Livelihoods A Caribbean Perspective by Tigerjeet Ballayram, Martina Duncan


PARALLEL SESSION 15B - Climate Change and Agricultural Development cont'd

Moderator: Curtis M. Jolly

11:00 - 11:30 am Determination of the Impact of Agricultural Policies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean by Srini Konduru, Pei Xu, Govind Seepersad and Dave Goorahoo

11:30 - 12:00 pm Optimizing Crop Water Use Efficiency by Recycling Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Florence Cassel S., Dave Goorahoo, Shawn Ashkan, Bardia Dehghanmanshadi

12:30 - 1:30 pm CLOSING CEREMONY

1:30 – 2:30 pm LUNCH

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