Lacey Roberts (left) and Gladys Walter, graduate assistants from Texas A&M University’s Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
in the
US, marvel at the Chaconia, national flower of Trinidad and Tobago while The UWI St Augustine Faculty of Food and Agriculture’s (FFA’s) Sir Frank Stockdale Building provides the
backdrop. Lacey and Gladys were members of an international contingent of 120 people visiting the campus as part of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension
Education’s (AIAEE) 35
th
Annual Conference. Held fromApril 1 to 4 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain, the conference brought together educators, researchers and students
under the theme
“Linking, Innovating, Motivating, and Engaging for Resilient Agricultural Systems”.
Regionally and internationally, the FFA is widely considered a crucial institution
for research, education and ideas in food and agriculture. The Faculty also recently held its
techAGRI Expo 2019
(see centerspread)
, an exhibition that showcases the advanced
technologies and practices in food production, potential business opportunities available in the sector and the entrepreneurs making it happen, and the resources for sustainable and
healthy farming.
PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM.
Behold
PUBLIC AFFAIRS – 04
Staring at the SEA
De Lisle examines the exams
OUR STUDENTS – 06
Protecting Guyana’s Rice
Rajendra wins Golden Arrow award
CAMPUS LIT WEEK 2019 – 12
Pete, Peter, Peters
The multiplicity of Kalu
techAGRI 2019 – 08
Securing the Harvest
Farming smart and sustainable
