IICA s Contribution to the Development of Agriculture and Rural Life in the Caribbean Region

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1 445 IICA s Contribution to the Development of Agriculture and Rural Life in the Caribbean Region IICA s Contribution to the Sustainable Development of Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Prosperity in the Americas

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3 447 IICA s Contribution to the Development of Agriculture and Rural Life in the Caribbean Region Trevor W. Murray 1 1. Introduction This report highlights the results achieved in the Caribbean Region under the Institute s technical cooperation agendas and medium term plans (MTP) covering the period Repositioning of Agriculture and Rural Life in the Caribbean Region The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and IICA helped support the articulation of regional agricultural policy with resources and technical advice. The Caribbean Regional Agricultural Policy Network (CaRAPN) was developed as a result of this program. Through CaRAPN, a number of results were obtained: the development of a website to provide a platform for dialogue; information exchange; and the generation of research and several information products. Following the 2004 Conference of the Heads of Government (CHoG), IICA managed the administration (logistical organization and documentation) and technical requirements for implementing the CHoG decisions. IICA facilitated the Regional Technical Briefing Meeting that developed the specifics of national consultations to address the key binding constraints. IICA provided the services of its national offices and technical staff to assist the countries with the national consultations, the Regional Agricultural Policy Workshop and the Meeting of the Forum of Ministers. The program undertook an extensive review of the status of country actions and progress made with regard to each of the KBCs that was presented to a special Agriculture COTED meeting (2006). IICA facilitated the dialogue, managed information on national agricultural policies through the development of an Agricultural Policy Inventory and prepared a technical discussion paper entitled Implementing a CARICOM Community Agricultural Policy: Issues, Options and Process. A discussion paper was also prepared to determine the Region s agricultural and food 1 Director of Regional Operations and Integration for the Caribbean Region, trevor.murray@iica.int. The following Caribbean Regional Specialists contributed to the preparation of this report: Robert Reid, Agribusiness, robert.reid@iica.int; Diana Francis, Trade and Policy Negotiations, diana. francis@iica.int; Carol Thomas, Agricultural Health and Food Safety, carol.thomas@iica.int; and Kervin Stephenson, Projects, kervin.stepehnson@ iica.int, as did Vincent Little, Coordinator of the Regional Technical Agenda, vincent.little@iica.int Management Report Caribbean Region

4 448 requirements (demand and supply) 2005 and 2015, as part of the Jagdeo Initiative s interventions. Recognizing the special difficulties experienced by the OECS countries and the urgent need to develop response strategies, IICA and its partners assisted the OECS Secretariat in developing an agricultural policy and strategy for the subregion. Given that the framework for articulating national policy differed from country to country, under the AGRO Plan the Institute undertook an extensive process of promotion and capacity building among the Member States with respect to the Agro-Matrix. As a result of seminars conducted in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and Suriname, ministry of agriculture officials, and stakeholders are now familiar with the main pillars of the development strategy. Direct technical support provided to the Ministry of Agriculture of Dominica resulted in the drafting of a National Agriculture Policy Framework (2007 to 2025). IICA assisted Suriname officials in the use of the Agro-Matrix framework as a key aspect in the conceptualization and planning of activities, for the development of hinterland communities in Suriname. Situation and outlook reports provided information on agriculture in the region. As part of its hemispheric mandate, IICA upgraded the Performance and Prospects for Agriculture report. A more comprehensive Situation and Outlook Report (S&O, 2003) was prepared as a background paper for ministers of agriculture regarding the repositioning of agriculture. Support was provided to Member States through local IICA offices to prepare S&O reports for agriculture. The assistance provided to the Bahamas (2005) and Dominica (2006) built upon existing national reports. Two regional workshops supported by the CTA and one in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reviewed in detail a set of indicators developed by a joint IICA-ECLAC hemispheric group, to measure progress towards the 2015 goal of sustainable development of agriculture and rural life. As a result of the Agro-Matrix and promotional efforts, Member States became more familiar with agriculture s role in the summit process. These activities also enhanced the participation of ministry of agriculture officials in the preparations for the 2007 ministerial meeting on agriculture. Based on the experiences with promoting the tool in the Caribbean a resource book, Agro-Matrix, more than a concept, was prepared to document the contribution to the IICA dialogue and to develop best institutional practices and technical knowledge management platforms. Informing and enhancing knowledge through print media has been a central part of the regional program. Over the period, fifteen issues of AgriView, the program s main print media, were prepared and disseminated to stakeholders. The In a Nutshell series was also another information product published by the program. The ten issues covered good agricultural practices (GAP), the importance of agricultural policies, food safety, food and nutrition security, entrepreneurship in agriculture and regional agricultural policy, among others. A Critical Issues, Options and Perspectives booklet entitled Managing Hazards, Reducing Risks and Increasing Investments in Agriculture (2007) was published and disseminated to stakeholders. Encouraging and facilitating networking and inclusive dialogue has been a major plank in the support provided. In addition to Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

5 449 the publications, several forums were organized that promoted knowledge of IICA s interventions, the situation of agriculture in the region and critical issues facing its development. IICA contributed a number of technical papers, including Poverty Reduction Strategies: WTO, Sugar and Bananas, the experience of the OECS countries, at the 2003 Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) Policy Dialogue - Technical Meeting on Poverty Alleviation and Food Security Strategies in the Caribbean; and Issues, Options and Prospects for Caribbean Agriculture at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Seminar in 2004, whose theme was Agriculture and Rural Development. Efforts were also made to engage the regional media through the promotion of two regional events (2006 and 2007) aimed at disseminating agricultural information in the mass media. As a result, agriculture stakeholders gained a better insight of how the media works and were able to identify the actions and timelines necessary to obtain more frequent and positive visibility of agriculture issues in the printed press, in particular. The Agricultural Round Table (ART), in particular, succeeded in enhancing a deeper understanding by the media of critical issues for agricultural repositioning through dialogue, stronger networking and communication in agriculture. The critical and interrelated issues discussed were: (i) Caribbean Agriculture in Global and Hemispheric Development Agendas; (ii) Agricultural Positioning in National Development Agendas; (iii) Regional Common Agriculture Policy and External Negotiations; (iv) Developing Agripreneurs and Building Competitive Value Chains; and, (v) Feeding Ourselves, Food Prices, Nutrition Crisis, and Food vs. Fuel. The ART contributed to the strengthening of dialogue and partnerships as a vehicle to enhance the enabling environment and institutional framework for competitive business. The Institute assigned a senior professional to the CARICOM Secretariat to provide technical support to the implementation of the Jagdeo Initiative through the: Strengthening of the existing Lead Country/Lead Agency institutional mechanisms, with the establishment of a Technical Management Advisory Committee (TMAC) for each of the constraints; Development of annual operational budgets for the TMACs and the elaboration of a Project Document as the instrument for accessing resources for reducing the financial gap in the aggregate budget; The elaboration of annual work programs for the TMACs; and, The provision of support for the preparation of working documents presented to the meetings of the COTED. Another area of critical support worth noting is the efforts made to develop agrotourism initiatives throughout the Caribbean. In collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), IICA implemented a three-year project in seven member countries in the region (Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and Suriname). The project assisted member countries in identifying the opportunities for developing the critical linkages of the agricultural sector and rural communities with the tourism sector. Management Report Caribbean Region

6 Results Achieved a. Promoting Agricultural Health and Food Safety In promoting and supporting the development of capabilities and the modernization of agricultural health and food safety services in member countries, the following results were achieved: The development of options for the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) components of the trade negotiations and participation in the meetings of the SPS Committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO) allowed countries to better position themselves to participate effectively in world trade; The development of policies, strategies and functions required to address the SPS-related negotiations afforded greater facilitation of trade; The development and/or upgrading of agricultural health and food safety systems; The production of safe agricultural products, increasing trade and incomes; The management of pests and diseases, including invasive alien species, especially those of economic importance, to reduce loss of production and incomes; and, The enhancement of the quality and quantity of the available human resources. The Initiative of the Americas is a facility implemented with funds provided by USA, Canada and IICA. This initiative was established to facilitate the participation of member countries in the meetings of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) in Geneva, Switzerland, and the standard-setting processes. Approximately 25 meetings of the SPS committee were held and all member states participated in these meetings. Countries reported several benefits and achievements, namely: Opportunity to actively participate in an important international decision-making forum; Increased understanding of the benefits and obligations under the SPS agreement; Capacity building in member countries for the SPS agreement; and, Implementation of the transparency obligations of the SPS agreement with the establishment of national enquiry points and notification authorities in the countries. In 2008, IICA obtained funding from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) of the WTO to undertake a follow-up project to the SPS Initiative of the Americas. All of the 14 member countries in the Caribbean Region benefited. Under this project, assessments of the SPS systems in member countries were conducted and strategies were developed for addressing the gaps identified. Each country was provided with an assessment report and country agendas for follow-up actions. In collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and the Caribbean Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

7 451 Network of Chief Veterinary Officers (CaribVET), IICA launched the Veterinary Epidemiologist/Para-Epidemiologist (VEP) project in several countries of the region in It facilitated the reinforcement of harmonized and sustainable epidemiological surveillance for tropical bont tick (TBT), tickborne diseases (TBD), transboundary animal diseases (TADs) and other priority/emerging diseases. The project is being implemented over a three-year period. The beneficiary countries were Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Strengthening of Agricultural Quarantine Services in the Caribbean (SAQS) was a 2.6 million subprogram in collaboration with the European Union/Caribbean Agriculture and Fisheries Programme (EU/CAFP). Launched in July 2002, the project increased the capacity of CARIFORUM countries to meet the requirements of the WTO/SPS agreement as well as strengthening Caribbean agricultural health services. With the support of IICA, other results were achieved, including: Capabilities were increased by means of regional and national training workshops in collaboration with USDA-APHIS, CIRAD, FAO and the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) on avian influenza (AI) surveillance and preparedness, biosecurity and the mitigation of possible risks; Support for the staging of desktop and field simulation exercises in several countries, including Jamaica, St. Lucia, Guyana, Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago; Technical support for the development of national plans for prevention and emergency preparedness action; IICA and USDA-APHIS, in collaboration with the Centre for Naval Analysis, conducted workshops entitled Country Response Plan for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The workshops were used to analyze the countries AI contingency plans and offer recommendations for improvement. In addition, training was provided in the incident command system and other related emergency response strategies; and, IICA supported the FAO regional project for AI preparedness. IICA made a specific contribution with respect to risk communication. Two communication tools were developed - a 10-part radio series and a video presentation on avian influenza - that were distributed to the countries. The 10-part radio series, originally produced in Spanish, was translated into English and adapted for the Caribbean. A series of assessment tools developed by IICA called Performance, Vision and Strategy (PVS) were applied successfully throughout the region. IICA provided technical support for the application of the PVS tool for veterinary services in Jamaica. This resulted in the development of a proposal for the modernization of the veterinary services. Trinidad and Tobago asked IICA to apply the food safety PVS in its efforts to establish a National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency. The SPS PVS tool was applied in all countries of the region as part of the IICA-STDF-108 project. Management Report Caribbean Region

8 452 IICA provided support to member countries in addressing several emergency and emerging issues in the area of agricultural health and food safety. These include: Red palm mite in several countries in the Region The carambola fruit fly control program in Suriname and Guyana The control of classical swine fever in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and rabies in Haiti Anastrepha fruit fly control in Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Haiti Citrus tristeza virus control and management in Dominica Black sigatoka and moko diseases of bananas The giant African snail Lethal yellow of coconuts in Nevis. IICA has consistently provided training and capacity building for hundreds of technical persons drawn from both the public and private sectors across the region. The training opportunities covered a wide range of disciplines in agricultural health and food safety. Some of them were: In collaboration with USDA, FAO and the OIE, IICA conducted distance training for over 100 people on the international standard-setting process of the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) and Codex Alimentarius; Training in the areas of good agricultural and manufacturing practices (GAPs, GMPs); hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP); quarantine inspection procedures and techniques; pest risk analysis and training for pesticide control operators. Handbooks and manuals on GAPs were developed; Training in avian influenza preparedness and pest identification that allowed for enhanced technical capacity in the countries; In collaboration with the IDB, WTO, FAO and USDA, IICA provided training on the application of the WTO SPS agreement; Regional consultations were conducted on International Standard on Phytosanitary Measures #15 (ISPM #15), Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade; Manuals on GAPs for several products and herd health management for small ruminant production were developed in collaboration with USDA/APHIS and the University of the West Indies; and, Food safety training was provided for agricultural health and food safety specialists. The University of Nebraska and all AHFS regional and national specialists participated. IICA supported institutional strengthening in the Caribbean region as follows: The establishment of national agricultural health and food safety systems (NAHFSS) in several countries in the region and the development of a proposal for the formation of the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA); The Coordinating Group of Pesticides Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) was established as part of a strategy for improved use and management of agrochemicals. The CGPC comprises the pesticides control boards of Caribbean countries, each represented by the respective chairperson Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

9 453 or registrar. IICA operates the technical secretariat of the CGPC; IICA supported the efforts of several national agricultural health and food safety services to develop science-based regulatory mechanisms and technical capacities as well as sustainable institutional structures; and, IICA supported the work of the Caribbean Invasive Species Working Group (CISWG) and played a major role in the development of the Caribbean Regional Invasive Species Intervention Strategy (CRISIS). b. Promoting Trade and the Competitiveness of Agribusinesses Given its mandate of building the competitiveness of small and medium-sized producers, in 2002 the Institute strengthened its efforts to help Caribbean countries identify and implement strategies for improving competitiveness. The Institute facilitated the establishment of the Caribbean Agribusiness Association (CABA) in The association has a registered office in Trinidad and Tobago and national chapters in Jamaica, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Until 2006, the IICA Regional Agribusiness Program (RABP) served as the Secretariat for CABA, with support provided by the IICA Offices at the national level. In 2004, the RABP helped CABA to secure grant funding of US$2.6 million from the IDB for a project entitled Strengthen Market Access Opportunities for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Caribbean Region. The RABP undertook initiatives to strengthen the presence of critical commodity producers at the regional level, resulting in the formation of several regional producers associations. The most noteworthy were the Caribbean Pork Association, the Caribbean Hot Pepper Association, the Caribbean Herbal Business Association and the Regional Organic Movement. The strengthening of the institutional framework for the involvement of youths and women in agribusiness was also an area of focus, resulting in the formation of the Caribbean Agricultural Forum for Youth (CAFY) and the Caribbean Network of Rural Women Producers (CANROP). Efforts were also made to strengthen relationships between agricultural societies within the Caribbean Region, culminating in the formation of the Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN), a regional network of 12 farmers organizations, in IICA worked to promote the presence of agribusiness stakeholders at regional and national forums for dialogue, develop and execute programs to enhance their business capacities, and promote application of the CADIAC approach to building competitiveness. The Institute facilitated the hosting of regional workshops to promote the Market Information Organization of the Americas (MIOA) within the Caribbean. Since 2007, seven Caribbean countries have become members the MIOA. The Caribbean Region now has representation on MIOA s Executive Committee. In the period, IICA provided strategic support to Caribbean Member States by lending further assistance to the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) to strengthen the trade negotiating capacity of the region in areas Management Report Caribbean Region

10 454 such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures, intellectual property rights and food safety. In collaboration with the CRNM, the Institute published weekly articles entitled What s Happening in the Negotiations in national newspapers in some Member States in Those weekly articles stimulated dialogue and similar newspaper contributions from articles written by national agencies. National seminars were also held on the international environment for trade and its implications for competitiveness and marketability of food products, enhancing understanding among stakeholders of the critical issues and the types of responses required. A 2003 national seminar series, undertaken in the OECS countries, under the theme Negotiating Agriculture - Understanding What s at Stake, targeted small farmers and processors, farmers organizations, extension officers and other ministry of agriculture staff. The program continued to support CaFAN s capacity-building efforts aimed at enhancing the knowledge of its stakeholders in the areas of trade negotiations. This included facilitating seminars and preparing brochures on the topic of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) from the perspective of the small farmer and facilitating CaFAN membership for regional workshops on trade policy. Regional workshops, such as the one entitled Promoting Greater Caribbean Competitiveness in National, Regional and International Agri-food Markets were conducted as part of the Alliance activities, which promoted dialogue on trade issues at the regional level. Supporting Member States and industry preparations for trade negotiations in collaboration with national and regional agencies was an important contribution to the Caribbean. The contributions to the regional process included technical assistance and the facilitation of national and industry dialogue in the preparation of industry position papers, particularly in terms of tariff offers and other key-trade related instruments in the identification of sensitive industries. Collaboration was undertaken with the Centre for Food Economics Research of the Department of Agricultural and Food Economics of the University of Reading, to facilitate the study Incidence and Impact of Non-Tariff Measures on Caribbean Agricultural Exports to the US and EU Markets (2002) on behalf of the CRNM. As part of this thrust, the program participated in an IICAteam consultancy (2006) to develop an adaptive strategy for the Belize sugar industry. The purpose of the exercise was to assist the Belize sugar industry with the development of adaptive strategies to enhance its competitiveness following the reform of the EU sugar regime. c. Promoting the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment The Institute prepared a framework document for IICA s natural resource and environment management (NREM) strategy in the Caribbean Region. The strategy is informed by IICA s Medium Term Plan ( ), the hemispheric AGRO Plan of Action and the Millennium Development Goals, insofar as the achievement of Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

11 455 economic growth, international competitiveness, equity and improved quality of life are largely dependent on the conservation and management of the environment and natural resources. IICA supported the development of a comprehensive disaster management (CDM) strategy for the Caribbean, which was approved by the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) and, the relevant Council of Ministers of CARICOM. d. Promoting Regional Integration In an attempt to enhance the regional integration efforts, IICA provided support to the conceptualization, development and operations of The Alliance, which brings together in a single forum, the Ministers of Agriculture, the private sector and a range of other institutions supporting the agricultural and rural sector in the region, to discuss, debate and build consensus on issues of policy and strategy, as well as providing a platform to showcase aspects and advances in the region s agricultural sector. With the support of IICA, The Alliance facilitated the organization of stakeholders and their national chapters such as the Caribbean Agri-business Association (CABA), the Caribbean Council for Higher Education (CACHE), the Caribbean Network of Rural Women s Producers (CANROP) and the Caribbean Agriculture Forum for Youth (CAFY). It assists to highlight their importance and role in the agricultural and the rural sector and improved their visibility at the regional level. A major contribution of the Alliance is the organization and celebration of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), a major event that brings together the major stakeholders and networks in the sector, as well as showcasing specific aspects of agriculture in the region. In addition, the CWA facilitates one of the COTED meetings held jointly with the Alliance meeting, thereby strengthening policy linkages and coordination within the CARICOM framework. In 2003, IICA formalized its support for the Alliance by signing a four-year Technical Cooperation Agreement with the CARICOM Secretariat (that was signed on behalf of the Alliance). The agreement provides in-kind and cash support ($130,000/year) by IICA for the Alliance s meetings and the implementation of various components of the Alliance s work program. The work of the Alliance resulted in the identification of Key Binding Constraints (KBCs) for the regional repositioning strategy. In 2004, IICA facilitated a regional policy workshop entitled Developing Policies and Proposals for Alleviating Key Binding Constraints to Agriculture in the Caribbean that led to the conceptualization of the Jagdeo Initiative and the preparation of a proposal entitled Interventions to Alleviate the Key Binding Constraints to the Agricultural Sector in CARICOM Countries. Management Report Caribbean Region

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