The agency which the region will depend on to strengthen agricultural health and food safety, and ensure the highest standards for trade in agricultural products, has been launched.
The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) was inaugurated in Paramaribo at a ceremony that included the signing of the CAHFSA Headquarters Agreement, the opening of an integrated laboratory, the unveiling of the CAHFSA plaque, a mini fair of products and a reception and cultural programme.
Host President Ronald Venetiaan said recent diseases that posed threats to the agricultural sector such as the H1N1, Bird Flu and BSE (Mad Cow disease) made the region painfully aware of the need for food standards.
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