UVI World Food Day Program 2010

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October 17, 2010

University of the Virgin Islands

St. Croix CampusNoon - 6:00 p.m.

Issued by the University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service.Extension programs and policies are consistent with federal and state laws and

regulations on non-discrimination regarding race, color, national origin, religion,gender, age, disability, political beliefs or gender preference.

Kwame Garcia, Sr., State DirectorSponsored by

UVI Cooperative Extension Service

in partnership with

UVI Agricultural Experiment Station

V.I. Department o Agriculture

WO R LD FOOD DAY



World Food Day is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness,understanding and provoke year-around action to alleviate hunger. It is

observed each October 16th in recognition o the ounding o the United

Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. The Food and

Agriculture Organization is the lead agency o the United Nation system

or technical assistance, research and policy-making in world agriculture,

shing, orestry and rural development. The rst World Food Day was in

1981. In the United States the endeavor is sponsored by 450 national,

private voluntary organizations. World Food day is celebrated in 150

nations.

The theme o this year’s observance, United Against Hunger is chosen

to recognize the eorts made in the ght against world hunger at national,

regional and international levels.

United Against Hunger becomes real when state and the rest o

the society—non government organizations, the private sector and

individuals—partner at all levels to deeat hunger, extreme poverty and

malnutrition.

In 2009, the critical threshold o one billion hungry people in the world

was reached in part due to soaring ood prices and the nancial crisis.According to FAO Director-General Jacques Diou, this is a “tragic

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1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. OPENING PROGRAM

Master of Ceremonies

Ko Boateng

Associate Director


EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Prayer..................... Rochelle Jn Baptiste, CYFAR Youth

Children, Youth & Families At-Risk Program(CYFAR)


Welcome................. Clarice C. Clarke, Public Ino. Specialist


Remarks............ ..... Kwame Garcia, Sr., State Director


James Rakocy, Ph.D., Director

UVI Agricultural Experiment Station

Louis Petersen, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner

V.I. Department o Agriculture

Henry H. Smith, Ph.D., Vice Provost

UVI Research & Public Service

Presentation of Food Items: Caribbean Catholic Charities

My Brothers’ Table

The Light HouseRotary West

Entertainment

Noon - 1:00 p.m. & 3 -6 DJ Porter

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Rising Stars Steel Orchestra

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Guardian of Culture Moko Jumbies

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. St. Croix Martial Arts Center

11: 00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Senior High “Super Chef” Competition

(UVI REC Room 134)

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. STOP Obesity With a Healthy Diet

(UVI Great Hall) Dr. Caryl Johnson

Extension Program Supervisor-4-H/F&CS


2:00 p.m. - until Distribution of Seedlings

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Junior High “Super Chef” Competition

(UVI REC Room 134)

2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Tour of AES Field Facilities

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. “Citrus Splash” Cook-off

(UVI REC Room 133) (Open to the public)

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Managing Pests for Healthy Tomatoes

(UVI Great Hall) Dr. Je Keularts

Extension Specialist-ANR


3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tour of AES Field Facilities

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Citrus Production

(UVI Great Hall) Errol Chichester

Deputy CommissionerV.I. Department o Agriculture

4:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. “House of CANs” Competition

(Tent) (4-H/ Youth Activity)

5:00 p.m - 5:45 p. m. Poultry for the Backyard

(UVI Great Hall) Ko Boateng

Associate Director


5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Competition AwardsFood Drive(Donated food products will be collected under the tent)



achievement in these modern days.” Dr Diou has launched an online

petition to address the moral outrage o the situation. The “1 billion

hungry project,” reaches out to people through the online social media

to invite them to sign the anti-hunger petition at www.1billionhungry.

org.

There have never been so many hungry people in the world as on this

World Food Day 2010. Let us refect on the past and project to eradicatehunger in the uture. With willpower, courage and persistence—and

many players working together and helping each other—more ood can

be sustainably produced, saely stored and distrubuted into the mouths

o those who need it most.

Here in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the University o the Virgin Islands

Cooperative Extension Service has taken the lead in providing educational

and nutritional workshops on ood production to stimulate production

and availability o ood. The agency regularly partners with community

groups, schools, government agencies, businesses and media to hold

this special event, to increase awareness and understanding aboutthose who are hungry and undernourished. Our World Food Day Drive

actually eeds the hungry in the Virgin Islands.

Participating Sponsors

Plaza ExtraMid Island Federal Credit Union

ABS Printing

Gannet Hardware

A heartelt thank you to the ollowing individuals or assisting uswith the judging o the Youth “Super Che” Competition and the“Citrus Splash” Competition.

Jennifer JordanWallace PhaireJoAnn Murphy

Josh VilianLorna ConcepcionRaymond Matthews

Kevin Jackson

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UVI World Food Day Program 2010