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July 2015
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MOU for The UWI and Yucatan CenterThe UWI St Augustine Campus and the Yucatan Center of Scientific Research (CICY) signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) in mid-June at the start of the In Vitro Clonal Propagation of Tropical Plants Training Course. In his remarks, Campus Principal Sankat said, “This MOU goes further than a symbolic demonstration of our commitment to cooperate and collaborate. As important as this is, today’s signing also symbolizes the strengthening of relations and partnerships between our two institutions for the benefit of national and regional development.” The Yucatan Center of Scientific Research generates scientific and technological knowledge in the areas of plant biochemistry and renewable energy among other areas in order to contribute to sustainable development of the region. The cooperation between The UWI St. Augustine Campus and the Yucatan Center of Scientific Research in clonal propagation of tropical plants will help to scale up production of our agricultural produce and will help to boost of commercialization efforts in agriculture throughout the region, and therefore advance the sustainable development of the Caribbean. The Principal said that taking into consideration that The UWI is in the process of establishing an Agricultural Innovation Park in Trinity, Orange Grove on 200 acres of land, this research will indeed be useful as technology is needed to demonstrate productivity in agriculture can be improved, and must be improved. The following dignitaries were also present for the occasion: Dean of the Faculty of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Isaac Bekele; Ambassador of the United Mexican States, Your Excellency Mario Eugenio Arriola Woog; IICA Representative in Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Gregg Rawlins; Director General, Yucatan Center for Scientific Research (CICY), Mr. Lorenzo Felipe Sanchez Teyer; Advisor, Technology Transfer, Yucatan Center for Scientific Research (CICY), Dr. Carlos Guillermo Borroto Nordelo.
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