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The Caribbean Food Crops Society is an independent professional organization with interdisciplinary orientation and membership. It was constituted in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 3rd, 1963. It is not affiliated with any public or private institution. It is a non-profit organization, which fosters communication between persons capable of contributing to the development of science, technology, and production of food crops and animals in the countries of the Caribbean Basin.
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of the Society are to advance and foster Caribbean food production, processing and distribution in all aspects, so as to help improve the quality of life for the people of the Caribbean. It brings together scholars, researchers, extensionists, growers, and other professionals associated with food production, distribution, and policy. It seeks to involve members from all four main language groups of the region (English, Spanish, French, and Dutch).
ANNUAL MEETINGS
Each year the society convenes an annual meeting in various countries and territories throughout the Caribbean region highlighting the areas most relevant to that particular country/territory. The meeting provides an opportunity for science researchers, farmers, etc., to exchanging information on research and technology.
Since its first meeting in 1964, the Society has convened annual meetings in 15 nations of the Caribbean. The annual meeting is comprised in two parts: technical sessions and annual business sessions.
Membership is available for US$100.00 per year. Individual and sustaining members receive the newsletter and the proceedings of the Annual Meetings. Separate institutional membership is not available, but institutions may subscribe to the newsletter for a fee of US$30.00.
Membership may be categorized as follows:
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- Active Membership
- Life Membership
- Honorary Membership
- Emeritus Membership
ORGANIZATION
The Society consists of an assembly of members with deliberative and decision-making powers; a Board of Directors, with executive powers; and, corresponding to the level Caribbean Region, local chapters, with promotional functions at the country level.
Board of Directors
- Chair: Dr. Alberto Beale – UPR, Puerto Rico
- Vice Chair: Dr. Guy Anais – INRA, Guadeloupe
- Secretary: Mr. Kofi Boateng – UVI, US Virgin Islands
- Treasurer: Mrs. Aurora Lugo-López – UPR, Puerto Rico
- President: Dr. John Fernández Van Cleve – UPR, Puerto Rico
Regional Representatives
English
- Mr. Kwame García, Sr. – UVI, US Virgin Islands
- Dr. Richard Harrison – Ministry of Agriculture, Jamaica
- Dr. Bruce Lauckner – CARDI
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TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Seek solutions to important problems limiting the production, processing, and marketing of food crops and animals in the Caribbean.
ANNUAL BUSINESS SESSIONS
Is held before the last day of the annual technical meetings of the society.
At each annual meeting the members chose by a simple majority the proposed and alternative sites of the next Annual Meetings. The sites are rotated among the countries of the Caribbean Basin.
PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings of the annual meeting are the official document of the Society, which contain the papers presented by the members, invitational papers, and other communications. Proceedings are printed both in English and Spanish and are available at US $25.00 per copy.
NEWSLETTER
The CFCS Newsletter is a periodical of the Caribbean Food Crops Society. It is the means of circulating notices, instructions, and other information concerning the activity of the members. It is published at least three times per year and is distributed to all Society members and to subscribers. Inquiries may be directed to the Secretariat.
MEMBERSHIP
At present there are about 350 active members on roll, representing 22 countries. Membership is open to all persons, firms, or corporate bodies interested in the objectives of the Society. The dues for individual and corporate membership are US $30.00 per year, and sustaining a
Spanish
- Dr. David Sotomayor – UPR, Puerto Rico
- Mr. Jerry Dupuy – Private Sector, Dominican Republic
- Dr. Alberto Beale – UPR, Puerto Rico
French
- Dr. Guy Anais – INRA, Guadeloupe
- Mr. Marceau Farrant – INRA, Guadeloupe
- Mr. Xavier Merlini – AMADEPA, Martinique
Dutch
- Dr. Lydia Ori – CELOS, Suriname
Advisory Board
- Dr. Altagracia Rivera de Castillo – Dominican Republic, President
- Dr. Lawrence Lewis – DA, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Dr. Alain Xande – INRA, Guadeloupe
- Dr. William F. Brown – UF, Florida
- Dr. H. Arligton Chesney – IICA, Caribbean Region
- Mr. Rafael Perez Duverge – IDIAF, Dominican Republic
- Prof Vivian Carro – UPR, Puerto Rico
- Dr. Claude Vuillaume – CIRAD, Guadeloupe
- Dr. Errol G. Rhoden – HBCU, USA
- Dr. Wilfredo Colón – AGMUS, Puerto Rico
- Mr. Hipólito Mejía – Dominican Republic (Honorary Member)
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