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Development challenges common to Small Island Developing States
which Impact on & are affected by Agriculture
Development challenges common to Small Island Developing States
which Impact on & are affected by Agriculture
Food & Nutrition Security
Productivity & Competitiveness
Development of Rural Areas & Rural Well-being
Climate Change & Natural Resource Management
“Agriculture thrives in a crisis.”
Keeley Holder, Agriculture Solutions
Professional, 2012
“Smallholder sustainable agriculture is
the most efficient and socially just way
to increase productivity, resilience to
climate change…and improve
household food security.”
ActionAid, 2011
“Agriculture is a major employer and
driver of economic growth, and where
growth has the most poverty-reducing
impact”.
IFAD 2014
Profile of value chain actors-
inform VCD interventions
Compilation of primary &
secondary data on the industry
In collaboration with
Funded via
7 local technicians trained on inputting
data and managing the NAMIS
Actions for improving the functioning of the
NAMIS in St Lucia identified
In collaboration with
Funded via
Supported development of
approved project proposal
On-going support to
development of training
programme and retrofitting of
greenhouses
In collaboration with
Funded via
Access to LYD-resistant
coconut germplasm
Developed self-learning
guides/resources for enterprise
planning, market research, product
improvement
In collaboration with
Training in small business financial
record-keeping Funded via
Capacity of 35
beekeepers built in
constructing Perone
hives & permapiculture
management
In collaboration with
Improved
understanding of
available options for
product differentiation
Mille Fleur Honey
Producers
Cooperative
Funded via
Capacity to improve
hive management &
honey production
strengthened
Capacity of farmers to improve
herd management and forage
production strengthened
In collaboration with
Portfolio of actions supporting
herd improvement and
enhanced forage
management developed
St Lucia Ruminant
Cooperative
Society Limited
Funded via
Enhanced capacities of 20 technicians in
thematic and subject disciplines of importance to
agriculture and rural development
Funding & Collaboration
5: Biotechnology, Rainwater harvesting, In
vitro propagation
1: Integrated management of water resources
14: Food safety modernisation, plantquarantine, animal health surveillance,
Codex, SPS
In collaboration with More than 30 agriculture & non-agriculture PS’s,
planners and technicians trained in climate-
Funded via
Increased awareness of farmers on
climate change related threats to
their value chain
Funded via
Enhanced capacity of local
technicians in incorporating climate
resilience in planning
Produced technical report on
adaptation needs & options for
climate-proofing the value chain
In collaboration with
St Lucia Ruminant
Cooperative
Society Limited
Produced climate-smart strategic
plan (draft) for small ruminant value
chain
Support (on-going) to development of
forage bank
In collaboration with Awareness and understanding of climate change
adaptation & mitigation principles enhanced for a
cadre of 40 local agriculture & non-agriculture
stakeholders
Funded via
In collaboration with Developed Agriculture Disaster Risk Management
(ADRM) Guidelines for Agriculture in Saint Lucia
Funded via
Awareness and understanding of
producers raised on the importance
of quality management to
agriculture and value chain
development
In collaboration with
Produced report on prioritized quality
infrastructure services and
framework for action for developing
QI services to agricultureFunded via
Planning and Coordination:- better leverage synergies and
improve quality of implementation process
Resource limitations:- build capacity and governance systems of
CSOs and other partners to manage operations and to better
access and use development resources
Cooperation and Networking :- improve quality of interventions
and expand scope of benefit from technical support services and
products
Productivity and Competitiveness
Improve the socio-organizational and agribusiness
management capacities
Product Differentiation and Value-added strategies for Honey
Training of local technicians in important thematic/subject
areas
Stakeholder participation (especially women and youth) in
agriculture dialogue/development fora
Support enterprise development of stakeholder groups
(SLNRWP, SLAFY, Chief Tree, SRCSL)
Support agro-tourism development
Experience capitalization (knowledge leveraging)
Support small producer linkages with markets
Development of Rural Areas & Rural Well-being
Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
Climate Smart Agriculture Forum
Climate Smart Agriculture Competition
Agriculture Risk Mapping
Full operationalizing of Small ruminant forage bank
Food and Nutrition Security
Helping Out Our Primary and Secondary Schools
(HOOPSS Phase 5)