The Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) reaffirmed its support and commitment to Caricom’s initiative of a 25% by 2025 reduction in the regional food import bill, following the recently concluded 115th Special Meeting of the Council of Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Agriculture and the 44th Meeting of its Board of Directors, a CPA release stated on Friday.
The association, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2025, now represents stakeholders from the largest agribusiness in Caricom, including small, medium, and vertically integrated producers.
These stakeholders, the release said, are involved in the production of grains, poultry meat, eggs and value-added products as well as finished feeds for poultry, swine, cattle, sheep and fish. The CPA’s extensive network includes, among others, input suppliers, transportation services, technical specialists, managers, and operational staff distributed across various countries.