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TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE

CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007. TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE. Creating . an . Enabling Environment. TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference

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TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE

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  1. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, TRINIDAD, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE Creating an Enabling Environment TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

  2. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling Environment Objectives Facing CARICOM • Improve Physical Infrastructure • Strengthen Institutions / Organizations • Targeted Policy Interventions • Improve Marketing and Trade Services TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

  3. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling Environment Objectives Facing CARICOM Improve Physical Infrastructure • Research / technology/ laboratory facilities • Marketing / processing facilities • Marine fisheries and aquaculture facilities • Drainage and irrigation facilities • Land, air and marine transport facilities TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

  4. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling Environment Objectives Facing CARICOM Strengthen Institutions / Organizations • Farm organizations • Enterprise associations • Modernized public sector institutions • Private / public sector partnerships TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

  5. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling Environment Objectives Facing CARICOM • Targeted Policy Interventions • Macroeconomic policy harmonization • Agricultural sector pro-poor policies • Enterprise / commodity development policies TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

  6. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling EnvironmentObjectives Facing CARICOM Improved Marketing and Trade Services • Increased market access • Marketing information systems • Trade Facilitation TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

  7. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling Environment Interventions National Proposals/Projects Examples include: Infrastructure: • Marine fisheries and aquaculture projects • Irrigation type projects Trade and Marketing • Marketing Services • Processing projects TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

  8. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling Environment Interventions Regional Proposals/Projects For example: • Policy / program development project • Rural finance for competitive agribusiness • Developing clusters in the agribusiness industry • Developing an Effective and Efficient Marketing System for the OECS

  9. CARICOM Agriculture Donor Conference CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2 June 2007 Enabling EnvironmentObjectives Facing CARICOM Coordination of Donor Support • Establishment of Permanent Monitoring Mechanisms • Coordinate Regional and National Programs • and Donor Assistance • Pursuit of Regional Perspective for • Caribbean Agriculture Development TRANSFORMING CARICOM AGRICULTURE AND ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

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