NASSAU, The Bahamas -- United
Nations Food & Agriculture Organization Director General Dr. José Graziano
da Silva, seated third right, is pictured with Caribbean Ministers of
Agriculture at their historic meeting at the British Colonial Hilton, Tuesday,
February 24, 2015. Bahamian Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and
Local Government the Hon. V. Alfred Gray is pictured seated third left.
The Ministers of Agriculture are visiting North
Andros on Wednesday, February 25, for a site tour of the Bahamas Agriculture
and Marine Science Institute.
(BIS Photo/Raymond A. Bethel, Sr.)
Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie gave welcome
remarks during a luncheon held for the Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Caribbean Ministers of Agriculture
on Tuesday, February 24, at the British Colonial Hilton. The delegates are in The Bahamas
for regional meetings with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations on improving Caribbean agriculture and making the region more self-sufficient in food production. Also in attendance at the luncheon was Minister of Agriculture, Marine
Resources and Local Government the Hon. V. Alfred Gray and the Bahamas
Ambassador to FAO Dr. Godfrey Eneas. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)
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FAO Aligns Its Work to Assist Caribbean National Development Plans
CARICOM (FAO) Opening Remarks by José Graziano da Silva and Alfred Gray
Agriculture Ministry Launches Historic FAO/CARICOM Regional Tour of BAMSI
Minister Gray Press Statement: FAO/CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture Meetings and BAMSI Tour
