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TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE

CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007. TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE. Diversifying the Production Base. and. Fostering Regional Enterprises. Ensuring Food Security and Rural Development in CARICOM.

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TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE

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  1. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE Diversifying the Production Base and Fostering Regional Enterprises Ensuring Food Security and Rural Development in CARICOM

  2. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enterprise Development Challenges Facing CARICOM • Tradition of Subsistence Production • Decline of Estate based production • Inability to respond to New Opportunities • Institutional Framework needs strengthening Ensuring Food Security and Rural Development in CARICOM

  3. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enterprise Development Challenges Facing CARICOM • Tradition of Subsistence Production • Exposure to Risk/Vulnerability • Limitations of Small Scale Production • Weak Technology and Market Support Systems Ensuring Food Security and Rural Development in CARICOM

  4. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enterprise DevelopmentChallenges Facing CARICOM • Decline of Estate based export production • Global Market Shocks • Slow response to intensification/diversification • Lack of development of production clusters • Lack of investment linkages Ensuring Food Security and Rural Development in CARICOM

  5. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enterprise DevelopmentChallenges Facing CARICOM • Inability to respond to New Opportunities • Limited raw material for agro-processing • Difficulty in forging Public/Private sector partnerships • Difficulty in meeting required market standards Ensuring Food Security and Rural Development in CARICOM

  6. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enterprise DevelopmentChallenges Facing CARICOM Weak Institutional and Support Service Frameworks • Lack of resources of Ministry of Agriculture • Agricultural sector stakeholders unable to access to financial services • Research and development services inadequate and uncoordinated • Weak agriculture information systems Ensuring Food Security and Rural Development in CARICOM

  7. Examples of Enterprise DevelopmentInterventions in the Package Promoting Youth in Agriculture Increasing production of non traditionals Fisheries expansion Agro processing development Strengthening marketing systems and linkages Livestock support services Improving entrepreneurial capacity National Proposals /Projects

  8. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enterprise DevelopmentInterventions Regional Proposals /Projects

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