1. Promoting sustainable agriculture through private-public partnerships in SIDS

2. 2 Obesity and prevalence of NCDs Large food import bills Young people see no future in agriculture Ageing farmers 55-60 years old Climate change and extreme weather events Challenges facing agriculture in SIDS Small, isolated from major markets

3. Opportunities for agricultural transformation in SIDS Renewed interest in agriculture largest share of investments from the Diaspora 3 Niche markets in Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand Tourism- related markets Reduce food imports – opportunity for local producers Health crisis raising awareness of importance of local foods

4. 4 Promoting profitable and sustainable value chains Enhancing access to finance and seed funding for women and youth Supporting farmers through public- private partnerships Improving farm management and production increasing value added and marketing of local products Improving the supply of business development services Enhancing capacity of farmers ’ organisations Promoting climate-resilient, nutrition-sensitive value chains (CSA)

5. 5 Caribbean Value Chain Alliance ( Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, DR, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines) Finance Promoting profitable and sustainable value chains in the Caribbean through PPPs Sustainable sourcing and private sector linkages Technology transfer and training Business development services Organisational capacity and policy advocacy ICT development and adoption

6. Strengthening value chain and agri- business development in the Pacific Photo credit: CIFOR Establish regional VC platforms Improve local food supply, income and nutrition 6 Innovation credits to facilitate MSME’s access to technical expertise and business development assistance Link enterprises and technical support services Public- private partnerships

7. 7 Key issues Limited capacity and skills Strengthening small-scale fisheries value chain in Indian Ocean Countries Limited coordination and dialogue among stakeholders Building capacities of IOC Regional Fisheries Network Integrating ICTs into the fisheries sector Facilitating consensus building and multi-stakeholder dialogue Poor information sharing, communication and KM Project

8. Results E-platform to help farm communities boost productivity E-platform informing on improving local food industry and agricultural practices Platform of Chefs linked with technology established to share and develop common approach towards local and healthy nutrients 8 Promoting the use of locally sourced products in the tourism industry Chefs for Development (Chefs4Dev) Establishment of an online community for Chefs An online platform to advocate for enhanced food security and access to nutritious food Consumers sensitised towards local& healthy food 1 2 3

9. Results Funding support from CARICOM for youth engagement Development of national chapters e.g. BAHMROP New reputation #WeAreCANROP New experience sharing and networking established and new markets for products 9 Strengthening women farmers’ voices in ARD policy-making Caribbean Network of Rural Women Producers (CANROP) Three steps to transform CANROP Assess needs through KM Scan Training in communications Presence at Caribbean Week of Agriculture 123

10. 10 Introducing new tools and approaches Youth entrepreneurs in ICTs for agriculture Crop Guard (Barbados) Node420 (Jamaica) Unicode (Suriname) Business applications o ICT-enabled markets  E.g. WIBDI Farm to Table initiative (Fiji)  Linking producers to restaurants  Helping producers manage their farms and their business  Helping restaurateurs plan their menus and healthy, nutritious dishes  New markets, reliable income Environmental planning and management  PGIS

11. Caribbean Agri-business Forum, Grenada, 2014 Pacific Agribusiness Forum, Fiji, 2015 Caribbean-Pacific Agri-Food Forum, Barbados, 2015 Participants from across SIDS Multi-stakeholder discussions Specific agreements, deal making 11 Connecting public-private actors in the agri-Food sector

12. 12 Promoting south-south collaboration across SIDS Intra-ACP APP: Fostering learning and exchanges - Enhanced policies and strategies - Dissemination and adoption or research and technology - Better market linkages and enterprises developed Enhancing capacities of regional and interregional organisations

13. Thank you CTA operates under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and is funded by the EU. 13