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Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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CARICOM Regional E-Agriculture Strategy

A regional priority line to strengthen agricultural and rural development through innovative information and communication technologies (ICT). It envisions a regional E-Agriculture strategy, a B2B pla...

Implementation- Ongoing

The EU releases close to €1 million in funding in response to Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean

In response to the impact of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, the EU has released €850,000 in humanitarian aid to address the most urgent needs of affected populations. The response includes providin...

Implementation- Ongoing

CAF donates $800,000 to five Caribbean countries to mitigate the effects of Hurricane Beryl

The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean announced the immediate delivery of donations for humanitarian aid and emergency assistance to affected communities in the Caribbean countries....

Implementation- Ongoing

USAID Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA)

Initiative aimed at improving food security and promoting sustainable farming practices through increased fruit and vegetable productivity of smallholder farmers. It articulates interventions in produ...

Implementation- Ongoing

Farm-Able Livelihoods Project for Persons with Disabilities in Barbados

People with disabilities are a socially vulnerable and excluded group due to the stereotype of which they have been qualified. For this reason, it is important to create a change and encourage the inc...

Completed

Services Towards Capacity Building for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Fisheries Sector in Barbados,...

Blue economy development for the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) especially a group such as the agricultural sector, is a necessity in the foreground, due to the demand they occupy to imp...

Completed

25% by 2025 reduction in the regional food bill

The implementation of the CARICOM Agri-Food Systems Strategy in member states seeks to reduce the region's large food import bill by 25% by 2025. To this end, it is planned to give special attention a...

Implementation- Ongoing

Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support (LAC 1)

To fast-track readiness and early actions to implement the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework by providing financial and technical support to GEF-eligible Parties to the Convention on Biological...

Implementation- Ongoing

Energy Decarbonization Pathways in the Caribbean

The overall objective of this Technical Cooperation (TC) is to assist Caribbean countries in progressing towards a more resilient, affordable, and sustainable energy sector by promoting economic integ...

Implementation- Ongoing

National Agricultural Catastrophe Fund linked to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF)

Proposal for a national financial protection mechanism for the agricultural sector against catastrophes, linked to the CCRIF and to agricultural risk management and transfer

Implementation- Ongoing

Implementation of the CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Commitments and in Reaping its Benefits to Comply w...

The 11th EDF project will assist CARIFORUM States in advancing the implementation of their Economic Partnership Agreement. The project will address key constraints affecting countries' ability to comp...

Implementation- Ongoing

IICA Youth Farm Summer Training in Barbados

The Youth Farm Programme is an eight-week intensive training plan in crop and livestock production, and land based fisheries. The focus is on diversified vegetables, meat, and fish for local markets....

Completed