BASSETERRE St. Kitts, May 4th 2011 - Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, Senior Minister and Chairman of the Board of Governors of CARDI, is in Trinidad and Tobago where he is officiating in a number of commemorative activities marking the 35th Anniversary of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). CARDI’s week of activities is being held over the period May 2-6, 2011.  CARDI was established in 1975 by twelve member states of CARICOM. St Kitts and Nevis was a founding member of CARDI.

While in Trinidad, Dr Harris will join CARDI’s Executive Director, Dr Arlington Chesney and former IICA Director General, Dr Chelston Brathwaite in radio/television interviews discussing the regional agriculture sector.

Dr Harris will later be part of an eminent audience speaking at the opening of the 2011 CARDI public lecture series.  The topic is “Food and Nutrition Security as the Basis of a New Development Model”.  The featured presenter will be Dr Chelston Brathwaite, Interim Director of the School of Agriculture.

Senior Minister Harris was recently elected by CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture to Chair the Board of Governors of CARDI.  Dr Harris will engage in discussions regarding CARDI’s midterm programme 2011 to 2013 with CARDI’s Board of Directors.

Minister Harris said that he was honoured by the opportunity to be of regional service and “to assist where I can in ensuring that our policy imperatives will bring desirable results in the agriculture sector”.

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