Cahfsa Agreement

CAHFSA Director-General L. Simeon Collins and Cornel Feruta, Chief Coordinator of the Director-General of Coordination, representing Dazhu Yang, Deputy Director General of the IAEA, signed the agreement. Plant Health Specialist Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) Letitia Vriesdelaan #10 Paramaribo, Suriname Phone: 597 422 546 Mobile: 597-725-2922 Email: [email protected] Preferred languages: English Website: www.cahfsa.org/ The AIEA and the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) signed a Practical Arrangement on 26 November that provides a framework for enhanced cooperation between the two organizations. This practical agreement is the first signed between the IAEA and CAHFSA over a three-year period. The agreement provides a framework for cooperation in the areas of human health, sustainable agriculture and food security. Cornela Feruta, Chief Coordinator of the IAEA Coordinating Steering Committee, and Simeon Collins, CEO of CAHFSA, signed the document. Following the signing of the practical agreement, the CAHFSA delegation, Caribbean experts in various nuclear and nuclear fields and representatives of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States participated in another meeting with the IAEA, during which they focused on the development of a Regional Strategic Profile Framework (PSR) for IAEA technical cooperation in the Caribbean. The Agency stated that the absence or inadequacy and non-application of plant health and protection measures (SPS) have put an end to problems for all countries, especially those caused by the poorest developing regions such as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The agreement was signed following a visit by a delegation of CAHSA experts to IAEA headquarters in August, during which they learned about the potential contributions of nuclear science in the fields of animal health, plant mutation cultivation, plant productivity, soil and water management and food security, and visited IAEA laboratories in Seibersdorf.

The RSP will set regional priorities that can be addressed using nuclear solutions. The document aims to guide IAEA activities in the region and to create a framework for regional cooperation between Member States and regional organisations. Participating experts returned to their countries with the framework document to begin gathering information, consulting with stakeholders and developing a regional strategic profile for the Caribbean. They will also exchange and disseminate information, including publications, as well as exchanges of experiences and best practices in natural and phytopharmaceutical products, as well as in the area of food security. OBJECTIVESThe main objectives of CAHFSA are: Call for expressions of interest (EOI) Date of this EOI: 14 September 2020 Closing date for the reception of the EOI: 09 October 2020 DESCRIPTION OF ACTION The Inter-American Institute… CAHFSA, the training point, now wants to provide consulting services for the development of guidelines for intra-regional trade in certain animal and plant products.

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