The Agribusiness Development Programme was implemented as a sub-project within the larger Caribbean Integration Support Programme (CISP), funded under the 9th replenishment of the European Development Fund (EDF). The project aimed at developing a regional agribusiness strategy with the following main components
The Agribusiness Development Programme was implemented as a sub-project within the larger Caribbean Integration Support Programme (CISP), funded under the 9th replenishment of the European Development Fund (EDF). The project aimed at developing a regional agribusiness strategy with the following main components:
Upgrading and strengthening identified value chains to ensure competitiveness.
Integration of viable small and medium enterprises into these value chains; as well as beneficial participation of the poor (as consumers, farmers, agro-processors, and employers) in the process.
Developing/strengthening regional support institutions/services to deal with issues such as food safety and food product and process standards, marketing, finance, and transport .
Supporting public-private partnerships.
Strengthening the information base for the sector – (general information/ market intelligence.
Improving beneficial linkages between agriculture and tourism.
One of the most visible outputs of the project was the creation of a web portal:
