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Empowerment and togetherness were two of the words used by participants to describe
the recently concluded Study Visit in St. Vincent and the Grenadines which was sponsored
by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and conducted
by the Eastern Caribbean Trading Agriculture and Development Organisation (ECTAD) in
conjunction with the Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN). The Study Visit which focused
on Smallholders Crop Production and Marketing was held in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines from February 16-20th, 2009 and was rated as one of the best by participants.

The Participants included over thirty farmers and farmers organisations
representatives from the various Caribbean Islands who were brought together to
exchange ideas and share experiences at the five days Visit. The countries included
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and
Nevis, St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, and host country St. Vincent and the
Grenadines. Also in attendance was Dr. John Woodend, Programme Coordinator of CTA
based in The Netherlands.