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Executive Summary Cont’d

 Technology and Food Safety through “smart” advanced agricultural practices will transform the region

 Education It will require workforce development and educational opportunities and shifting priorities in education to enhance STEM Education

 Agro-tourism it will boost revenue from the hospitality industry (hotels and cruise ship) A ship that carries

3,500 passengers consume 170,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables per cruise ship (CNN Travel)

 Expansion of Banking - Investment banking, commercial banking and personal banking opportunities will expand

 Managing Human Capital – After years of colonialism the regions have not figured out innovative ways of

how to manage their own human capital to become efficient and self –sufficient

 Economic Development ……New job creation, diversification of the economy and additive

GDP

M&T INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS