Regeneration International and Regeneration Belize Announce the 2nd Annual Tropical Agriculture Conference

Regeneration International and Regeneration Belize Announce the 2nd Annual Tropical Agriculture Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 29, 2019

BELMOPAN, Belize – Regeneration International and Regeneration Belize today announced that the 2nd Annual Tropical Agriculture Conference will be held at the National Agriculture and Trade Show (NATS) grounds in Belmopan, Belize, November 11-13, 2019.

The event is an opportunity for all farmers to come and hear successful tropical farmers and consultants share their experiences in putting regenerative agriculture methods into practice.

Topics and international speakers include:

  •     Mitigating Drought: Mr. Roland Bunch
  •     Keys to Managing Nutrition to Control Plant Disease: Dr. Don Huber
  •     Regenerative Poultry Production Protocols: Mr. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
  •     Regenerative Practices for Cattle Ranching: Mr. Brock Menking

Local Speakers include:

Mr. Gerardo Aldana, Ms. Olivia Carballo-Avilez, Dr. Rosita Arvigo, Ms. Omaira Avila Rostant, Mr. George Emmanuel, Mr. Hector Reyes,  Ms. Teresita Balan, Dr. Ed Boles, Mr. Earl Green, Mr. Santiago Juan, Mr. Christopher Nesbitt, Mr. Henry Peller and Mr. William Usher.

The opening ceremony will be Monday, November 11 at 2:00 p.m. CST at the main NATS stage where several of the international speakers will preview their presentations.  On Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 13, attendees can choose from 16 different presentations and panels to be given throughout the day at four stages, as well as visit the booths of sponsors of the event.  Food vendors will be at the event on November 12 and 13.

For the schedule of topics and speakers click here.

More here on the Regeneration Belize Facebook page.

CONTACT: regenerationbelize@gmail.com for more info. 

Major sponsors for the conference include: Ministry of Agriculture, REDD+ Belize; The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan); Development Finance Corporation (DFC); Belize Telecommunications Ltd (BTL); and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center.

Regeneration International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting, facilitating and accelerating the global transition to regenerative food, farming and land management for the purpose of restoring climate stability, ending world hunger and rebuilding deteriorated social, ecological and economic systems. Visit https://regenerationinternational.org/.