ECTAD SURINAME director and coordinator,  Reinier Taus has reported his satisfaction at  ECTAD-Suriname’s participation in the Suriname Agriculture Market Access Project (SAMAP) in collaboration with SAMAP Inception Workshop of Roots and Tubers VC Stakeholders Platform. The workshop heard addresses by HON Minister of AGRICULTURE AND OTHER OFFICIALS.

Heiko Bamman, FAO’s senior technical officer, a man well respected throughout the Caribbean FOR HIS WORK IN AGRICULTURE gave a lively and informative presentation on the Introduction to Value Chain Platforms and different models, and also cited examples of success stories.

ECTAD- Suriname is expected to start shipments through the ECTAD CARIBBEAN Farmers Joint Export program in the next few months.