4 th FORAGRO Meeting Panama April 2005 PROCICARIBE MECHANISM FRANCIS ASIEDU CARDI Representative, Jamaica Unit & PROCICARIBE Supervisor EVOLUTION, ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu EVOLUTION PROCICARIBE established in 1998 by CARDI and IICA in collaboration with UWI CARDI executing agency Purpose:  To establish an effective networking system amongst members of the public/private sectors, NGOs, farmers’ groups and other stakeholders in the Caribbean … ESTABLISHMENT

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu EVOLUTION

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu EVOLUTION

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu Information dissemination:  Face-to-face meetings  Website(  Newsletter Training and capacity building Planning and execution of R & D programmes EVOLUTION MODUS OPERANDI

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu EVOLUTION FUNDING & OPERATIONS: Funding:  IDB (& IICA, CARDI, FAO, CTA, CGIAR, ISNAR) Establishment of 8 networks:  CAPGERNet, CAPHNet, CARIFRUIT, CARIVEG, CAROT, CASRUNet, CIPMNet, CLAWRENet Incorporation of 4 existing autonomous networks:  CAIS, CAMID, CARINet, CRIDENet

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu EVOLUTION FUNDING & OPERATIONS: FROM 2001 CARDI primary funding source (80%) Scaled down of activities Competition and conflict with CARDI’s mandate Stakeholders concerns  Preponderance of unsustainable networks  PROCICARIBE assumed R & D responsibilities  PROCICARIBE intertwined with CARDI

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu EVOLUTION PROCICARIBE REVIEW: 2003/2004 PROCICARIBE reviewed during 2003/4 Key findings:  Confirmed concerns of stakeholders  Weak foundation of PROCICARIBE NARs low R & D capacity Poor culture of networking  Most successful networks were the four autonomous networks  CIPMNet and CASRUNet successful established networks

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu ACHIEVEMENTS CROP AGRIBUSINESS SECTOR

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu ACHIEVEMENTS LIVESTOCK AGRIBUSINESS SECTOR

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu FUTURE DIRECTION DECISION OF CARDI BOD Refocus PROCICARIBE as follows: Return to core purpose of networking Focus on networks in areas mandated by CARICOM:  Root crops  Hot pepper  Small ruminants  IPM Build capacity from the base through National Coordinating Committees for Agricultural Research & Development

PROCICARIBE Mechanism 4 th FORAGRO Meeting – Panama, April 2005 Francis Asiedu THANK YOU GRACIAS