Agriculture

A report of the work of the Community for the period January to December 2007, in accordance with Article 23 paragraph 3 of the Revised Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy

This bulletin looks at the initiative put forward by Guyana’s President for addressing the problems faced by agriculture in the Caribbean.  The information in this bulletin has been sourced from IICA and the Caricom Secretariat.
What is it?
The Jagdeo Initiative is a strategy for removing constraints to the development of agriculture in the Caribbean. It builds upon past regional efforts to develop a Common Agricultural Policy, CAP and identifies ten key binding constraints faced by the sector.