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Caribbean: Development of value added products and intra-regional trade to enhance livelihoods from coconuts

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Contact

First name

Matias

Last name

Urrutigoity

urrutigoity@intracen.org

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Recipients

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Type

Programme

Funding partners

European Commission, Directorate-General International Partnerships

Date

Thu, 01/22/2015 - 00:00 - Mon, 12/31/2018 - 00:00

External ID

A325

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Trade Intelligence: UK Trade Partnerships Programme

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Contact

First name

Mathieu

Last name

Loridan

loridan@intracen.org

Implementing partners

Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Côte d’Ivoire(CCICI)

Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)

Chambre de commerce, d'industrie, d'agriculture et d'artisanat de Toamasina

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of Mauritius

Department of Trade and Industry

Direction des Douanes

Caribbean Export Development Agency

Ghana Export Promotion Authority

ZimTrade

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of Fiji

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

Chambre de commerce, d'Industrie, des Mines et de l'Artisanat du Cameroun

Sustainable Development Goals

This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

ITC’s trade and market intelligence interventions in the 24 UK Trade Partnerships Programme countries will consist of several interrelated components to foster transparency and  enhanced access to information on trade opportunities and market access requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises. This will be done through data?sharing, capacity building, and the?setting up of trade obstacle?alert mechanisms.

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Project

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Funding partners

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK

Date

Mon, 06/03/2019 - 00:00 - Fri, 03/31/2023 - 00:00

External ID

B906

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Caribbean: Development of value added products and intra-regional trade to enhance livelihoods from coconuts II

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Agribusiness and food systems

Contact

First name

Matias

Last name

Urrutigoity

urrutigoity@intracen.org

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Context

Boosting the Caribbean’s coconut sector from farm to fork

ITC’s Alliances for Action, together with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and partners, has been working since 2015 to mobilize investment, revive the food growing industry, boost the incomes of small-scale farmers and processors in the region.

We began with the coconut sector, bringing in needed investment, ramping up the farmers’ productive and commercial capacities, and increasing small firms’ competitiveness. Farmers have learned new crops and are now intercropping with other foods, such as bananas.

Coconut farmers, small firms and the region at large have also become economically stronger by tapping into local, regional and international markets. This has boosted their resilience to climate change, diversified their income and will help them survive the economic shock if a single product collapses.

Our current project phase replicates this model across the Caribbean where we will continue to emphasize public and private partnerships from ‘farm to fork’: from growing to processing, to marketing and market access.

Learning a new crop is a challenge. I like the idea of being part of a community – where we can get the information we need and help each other be better at what we do.

Learning a new crop is a challenge. I like the idea of being part of a community – where we can get the information we need and help each other be better at what we do.

Jenny Banelino

A Dominican family farming organization that produces bananas and intercrops with coconuts and other commodities for crop and income resilience.

Post-COVID, the government is encouraging people to buy from local farmers, to both avoid waste and stop the local economy from collapsing. People are also realizing that what we need to do for resilience is to make our country food secure and see how farmers can get the most out of their acreage with crop diversity.

Dr. Wayne Myrie

Coconut Industry Board

The Coconut Industry Board in Jamaica is responsible for monitoring and informing the Government of Jamaica of the state of the coconut industry,advising growers of agronomic best practices and providing quality planting materials.

Swaby, Jamaican farmer and entrepreneur, bottles coconut water.

Sacks of coconuts ready for export from the Dominican Republic

Coconuts thrown in the air in a coconut plantation in Barbados

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13 May 2022

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Resources

Recipients

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Implementing partners

Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC)

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), SAFIN

Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF)

International Coconut Community

University of the West Indies Cave Hill

GUYANA MARKETING CORPORATION (GMC)

Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED)

Barbados Investment and Development Corporation

Guyana School of Agriculture

Scientific Research Council

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

Coconut Industry Board

Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica

Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana

Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad

Secrétariat du Groupe des Etats d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique

Bureau of Standards Jamaica

Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute

Rural Agricultural Development Authority

National Agricultural Research & Extension Institute

Development bank of Jamaica, Ltd

Jamaica Promotions Corporation

Caribbean Export Development Agency

Dominica Export Import Agency

Caribbean Development Bank

Caribbean Forum of ACP States

Sustainable Development Goals

This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

SDG - Peace, justice and strong institutions

The overall objective of the Action (Alliances for Coconut Industry Development for the Caribbean Phase II) is to enhance competitiveness of small-scale farmers in coconut value chains through more sustainable production and commercialization performance and better local, regional, and global markets integration. This involves the implementation of an integrated and coordinated approach that results in enhanced competitiveness and resilience for the farmers, MSMEs and VC operators involved in coconut and associated crops value chains.The proposal takes into consideration the outcomes, lessons learned and experiences gained during the implementation of phase I and aims to consolidate and increase its impact, scale, scope and sustainability. Following ITC’s participatory process, phase II project proposal was officially endorsed by the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and by the CARIFORUM Directorate.

Type

Project

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Projects

ACP: Strengthening Productive Capabilities and Value Chain Alliances

Ghana: Developing cocoa and associated crops through the Sankofa Project empowered by Alliances for Action

Eswatini: Promoting growth through competitive alliances II

Funding partners

European Commission, Directorate-General International Partnerships

Date

Mon, 07/01/2019 - 00:00 - Fri, 06/30/2023 - 00:00

External ID

B407

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Small island developing countries

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ITC recognizes that small island developing states (SIDSs) face an unique set of challenges, particularly their vulnerability to external shocks. ITC works with SIDS to improve their export performance through regional collaboration, focused sectoral programmes, institutional support and strengthening the private sector. We also assist these states to trade mainly agricultural products that are attractive to niche markets that demand products proven to be sustainable economically, socially and environmentally.

Country (for relations)

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sao Tome and Principe

Geographic priority (for relations)

Small island developing countries

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Cyan

External ID

G58

Import hash

1124522851

Latin America and The Caribbean

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ITC supports interregional trade in Latin American and Caribbean countries as the most conducive to productive and export diversification. Investment in trade facilitation, sustainable production and digitalisation of commerce will propel the region forward and contribute to gender equality. ITC’s programmes specifically foster the creation of quality employment for women and female-led enterprise in international trade in the region.