During the Covid pandemic it became very clear that the supply of products to Small Island Development States (SID’s) in the Caribbean like Aruba was clearly a threat. In particular the provision of good quality and fresh food was at stake and not sustainable. Food security is part of the United Nations Agenda 2030 which is laid down in the Sustainable Development Goal number 2. The SDG goal number 2 is defined to be to end hunger or Zero Hunger by targeting several issues like to ensure access by all people to safe, nutritious and sufficient food, to end all forms of malnutrition and to ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilience agriculture practices.
United Farmers Aruba (UFA) and Dr. Gregory Fung A Fat
Dr. Gregory Fun A Fat, Pharmacist, Entrepreneur and Environmentalist, being chair of the UFA is a big promotor on Aruba in producing local food in a sustainable way. Technology is one of the key elements to reach the goal of sustainable food production and resilience agriculture practices. During his presentation Dr. Fung A Fat will give an overview of technology currently already in place together with an outlook of potential food production technology which are feasible to implement on Aruba.
MOU’s signed by UFA with the Government of Aruba and the University of Aruba
KIVI KRING Caribbean invites all engineers and others interested to attend this presentation to increase knowledge on innovative technology to produce qualitative food for Aruba. This activity will take place at the YMCA location at Calabasstraat 1 Dakota on ThursdayFebruary23, 2022 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. followed by a network meeting from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. while enjoying a drink and a snack. An entrance fee of 15 AWG florins is charged to KIVI members to cover the costs while non-members are charged 20 AWG fls. There is a free entrance for students at the University of Aruba while the entrance fee for the PhD candidates is10 AWG fls. You can register via this link: Sustainable food production systems and resilience agriculture practices | KIVI
