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Towards a collaborative agricultural R&D in the

Caribbean Assessment and prospects of the cooperation networks coordinated by CIRAD in

the Caribbean

Guadeloupe World Trade Center, 17th-19th November 2015

Program

Thursday 19 November 2015

World Trade Centre

8:30 –

9:00

Reception of Participants

9:00 –

9:30

Opening ceremony

• M. Dominique Martinez, Regional Director, CIRAD Antilles Guyane

Presentation of the objectives and program of the session

• M. Gilles Bajazet, Director of the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Interreg program

Presentation of INTERREG V program

9:30 –

10 :30

Session 1: Results and impact of four R&D agro environmental projects funded by the INTERREG IV program

10 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes of discussion for each project

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1. DEVAG: Caribbean network for the development of agroecological horticultural

systems; Paula Fernandes (CIRAD) & Dayami Fontes Marreo (UNICA) 2. BDC: Sustainable Caribbean banana ; Marc Dorel (CIRAD) & Lucius Alexander

(Ministry of Agriculture of St Lucia) 3. CABARÉ: Caribbean network for the prevention and control of emerging diseases of

banana; ; Pierre-Yves Teycheney (CIRAD) & Luis Perez Vicente (INISAV) 4. CaribVET: Caribbean animal health network; Jennifer Pradel (CIRAD) & Patricia

Bedford (CaribVET, Barbados)

10 :30 –

11 :00 Coffee Break

15 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes of discussion for each project

1. Post disaster assistance to Dominica, Claire Amar (CIRAD)

2. Phytosanitary and agro-ecological observatory , Catherine Abadie (CIRAD)

3. Soil analytical platform, Paula Fernandes, CIRAD

4. Prevention and control of emerging animal diseases, Jennifer Pradel (CIRAD)

5. Policies and sustainability of the agricultural sector, Magalie Jannoyer (CIRAD)

6. Adaptation of the Caribbean banana production to new issues, Marc Dorel (CIRAD)

13:00 –

14:00 Buffet Lunch (on site)

14 :00 –

17 :30 Session 3: Regional integrated platform strategy in the Caribbean

15 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of discussion for each project

1. Towards a new strategy of regional cooperation promoting sustainable

development : an integrated project, Dominique Martinez (CIRAD)

2. EUCARINET: Caribbean Science and Technology: Status Quo and Future Possibilities,

David Rampersad (UWI)

3. CARIBAP: Caribbean R&D network for the production of bananas for the local

markets; Kodjo Tomekpe (CIRAD) & Gustavo Gandini (BANELINO)

4. RezoCaribEco: Caribbean network for integrating agro ecological techniques;

Christian Lavigne (CIRAD) & Alain Moncoeur (MAE, Haïti)

5. CariSUR : Surveillance and control of animal and plant infectious diseases; Jennifer Pradel (CIRAD) & Brian Crichlow (CPHD)

11 :00 –

13:00 Session 2: Moving forward: from INTERREG IV to INTERREG V

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15 :30 –

16 :00 Coffee Break

6. AGReEN Caribbean: Agriculture and environment: a Caribbean network and

observatory; Magalie Jannoyer (CIRAD) 7. Action of coordination and integration; Dominique Martinez (CIRAD)

17 :00

End of meeting