The University of the Virgin Islands is pleased to invite the media to cover and photograph the 58th Annual Caribbean Food Crops Society Conference hosted by the UVI School of Agriculture, July 12 –17, 2026, at the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. Highlighted media events include:
Monday, July 13
9:30 –10:30 am Caribbean Food Crops Society Conference Opening Ceremony, UVI Great Hall
Wednesday, July 15
8:45- 9:45 am VI Agricultural Caribbean Conference Opening Ceremony, UVI Great Hall
7:00 pm Awards Dinner, UVI Great Hall
This year’s conference theme, “Increasing Food Security in the Caribbean through Innovative Agriculture,” will bring together more than 200 agricultural stakeholders representing 22 countries, including researchers, farmers, extension professionals, educators, and policymakers, to explore innovative approaches to strengthening food systems across the Caribbean region.
“This conference highlights the importance of regional collaboration and innovation in strengthening food security across the Caribbean,” said Dr. Usman Adamu, Dean and Director of the UVI School of Agriculture and chair of the local organizing committee. “UVI is honored to welcome agricultural leaders, researchers and practitioners to the Virgin Islands to share knowledge and advance solutions for sustainable agriculture.”
The Caribbean Food Crops Society is an independent, nonprofit professional organization with an interdisciplinary membership dedicated to fostering communication among individuals and institutions advancing science, technology and food crop and livestock production throughout the Caribbean Basin.
For more information and the conference agenda, visit https://www.uvi.edu/news/2026/issue_26_058.html and Caribbean Food Crop Society.
For media inquiries, contact pr@uvi.edu.
