Agriculture Round Table (ART)

The Food and Nutrition Circle . . . Connecting the Dots

ART is an unscripted, open multi-stakeholder forum that fosters dialogue, exchange of expertise, experiences and ideas between technical experts, practitioners and interest groups. It is also a platform for networking. ART is not a workshop, seminar, consultation or any such formal and structured meeting. ART limits use of power-point presentations, prepared speeches or papers. ART prides itself on removing barriers to open communication and encourages free-flowing open and unscripted conversations around specially selected topics. ART recognises that the art of agriculture and communication is continually evolving! This ART-Dominica 2011 is built around 'specialised' interest target audiences which will add more value in terms of catering directly to the interest of that particular audience. Resource persons per Round Table will: (a) (b)
ART Grenada 2010 10th, 11th, 13th October, 2011 Caribbean Week of Agriculture Dominica

an event of the
CaRAPN Caribbean Regional Agricultural Policy Network

Supported by
CTA Technical centre for Agricultural and Rural cooperation (CTA) IICA Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture ACM Association of Caribbean Media CARDI Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation

clearly specify the issue at stake; provide updates on what has/is happening in that issues suggest what needs to be done to move forward. At the end of each Round Table, participants should be clearer about: (a) (b) (c) why the issue is important; what options/solutions exist to effectively and practically address the issue; how to communicate the issues and their possible solutions to the general public and decisionmakers.

(c)

ART St. Vincent 2008

ART St. Lucia 2011