1. Presented by CARDI in Collaboration with IICA and FAO
Caribbean Week of Agriculture The Alliance Investing in Food and Agriculture 26 October 2016
Presented by CARDI in Collaboration with IICA and FAO

2. Small Ruminants
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3. Sheep and Goat Meat Imports
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4. Import Substitution
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5. CARICOM Milk and Cream Imports
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6. Investment Priorities
Production of goat cheese and other value added products from goat’s milk
Pilot Project for developing small ruminant performance capacity for small and medium-holders family producers in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula
Designing and Implementing a Small Ruminant Breeding and Selection Programme for Smallholder Farms
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7. Investment Priorities
Improving the Competitiveness of the Small Ruminant Sub-sector through the Development of National Grading Standards and enhanced Market Intelligence
Improvement of pasture and farm management AND Capacity building of small ruminant producers in semi- intensive systems
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8. Investments Required
Production of goat cheese and other value added products from goat’s milk
Opportunities
Milk, cheese, yoghurt
Spa products – creams, lotions etc
Selling points
Caribbean location
Health and wellness
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9. Investments Required The Maggotty Initiative Rural community
Dying infrastructure
Thoroughfare for tourists
Rest stop
Processed products
Artisanal products
Experience tourism
Caribbean tourism grew faster than the world average in 2015
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10. Investments Required
Pilot Project for developing small ruminant performance capacity for small and medium-holders family producers in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula
Opportunities:
Training and training tools
Breeding and breeding management
High value genetics
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11. Investments Required Specifics: Primary production
Breeding stock
Fatteners
Genetics
Value-added
Tourism services
Animal science expertise
Husbandry services
Genetic services
Innovative records management
Inadequate supplies remain the limiting constraint to industry improvement 25-45% of consumption
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12. Investments Required
Designing and Implementing a Small Ruminant Breeding and Selection Programme for Smallholder Farms
Opportunities
Adapted breeding stock
Semen
Embryos
Brokerage services
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13. Investments Required Specifics Barbados Blackbelly sheep
Semen management services
Branding and advertising services
Distribution services
Training opportunities
DNA services
The services sector is the largest contributor to economic activity in the Caribbean
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14. Investments Required
Improving the Competitiveness of the Small Ruminant Sub-sector through the Development of National Grading Standards and enhanced Market Intelligence
Opportunities
Master butcher services
Meat wholesale and retail
Inspection services
Grades and standards specialists
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15. Investments Required Specifics Training services Distribution services
Tourism and hospitality linkages
Caribbean cuisine development
Improved consumer confidence
International acceptance
Regionally recognised platform
Cross-border trade enabled
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16. Investments Required
Improvement of pasture and farm management AND Capacity building of small ruminant producers in semi- intensive systems
Opportunities
Forage agronomy
Hay
Pelleted forages
Equipment and machinery
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17. Investments Required Specifics
Access to improved forages e.g. Mulato species
Input supplies including seeds
Forage quality assurance services
Conserved forages sales and distribution
Feed accounts for 70% of production costs
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18. Investments Required Opportunities Facilitated by ICTs
Market intelligence and trade facilitation
Knowledge management and training
Praedial larceny
Dog predation
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19. The future of small ruminant production
Community based approaches
Farmer centred development
Conservation of adapted breeds
Nutrition – NZ Model
Health and food safety
Promotion of our high quality products
ICT-led innovation
Caribbean cuisine, spa and craft
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20. THANK YOU!
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