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PROCICARIBE MECHANISM. EVOLUTION, ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS. FRANCIS ASIEDU CARDI Representative, Jamaica Unit & PROCICARIBE Supervisor. http://www.procicaribe.org/. EVOLUTION. ESTABLISHMENT. PROCICARIBE established in 1998 by CARDI and IICA in collaboration with UWI
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PROCICARIBE MECHANISM EVOLUTION,ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FRANCIS ASIEDU CARDI Representative, Jamaica Unit & PROCICARIBE Supervisor 4th FORAGRO Meeting Panama 13-15 April 2005 http://www.procicaribe.org/
EVOLUTION ESTABLISHMENT • PROCICARIBE established in 1998 by CARDI and IICA in collaboration with UWI • CARDI executing agency • Purpose: • To establish an effective networking system amongst members of the public/private sectors, NGOs, farmers’ groups and other stakeholders in the Caribbean … PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
EVOLUTION PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
EVOLUTION PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
EVOLUTION MODUS OPERANDI • Information dissemination: • Face-to-face meetings • Website (http://www.procicaribe.org) • Newsletter • Training and capacity building • Planning and execution of R & D programmes PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
EVOLUTION FUNDING & OPERATIONS: 1998-2000 • Funding: • IDB (& IICA, CARDI, FAO, CTA, CGIAR, ISNAR) • Establishment of 8 networks: • CAPGERNet, CAPHNet, CARIFRUIT, CARIVEG, CAROT, CASRUNet, CIPMNet, CLAWRENet • Incorporation of 4 existing autonomous networks: • CAIS, CAMID, CARINet, CRIDENet PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
EVOLUTION FUNDING & OPERATIONS: FROM 2001 • CARDI primary funding source (80%) • Scaled down of activities • Competition and conflict with CARDI’s mandate • Stakeholders concerns • Preponderance of unsustainable networks • PROCICARIBE assumed R & D responsibilities • PROCICARIBE intertwined with CARDI PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
EVOLUTION PROCICARIBE REVIEW: 2003/2004 • PROCICARIBE reviewed during 2003/4 • Key findings: • Confirmed concerns of stakeholders • Weak foundation of PROCICARIBE • NARs low R & D capacity • Poor culture of networking • Most successful networks were the four autonomous networks • CIPMNet and CASRUNet successful established networks PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
ACHIEVEMENTS CROP AGRIBUSINESS SECTOR PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
ACHIEVEMENTS LIVESTOCK AGRIBUSINESS SECTOR PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
FUTURE DIRECTION DECISION OF CARDI BOD Refocus PROCICARIBE as follows: • Return to core purpose of networking • Focus on networks in areas mandated by CARICOM: • Root crops • Hot pepper • Small ruminants • IPM • Build capacity from the base through National Coordinating Committees for Agricultural Research & Development PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu
THANK YOU GRACIAS PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, 13-15 April 2005 Francis Asiedu