The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, IICA has been the specialized international agency for agriculture of the Inter-American System for more than 70 years, and its mission is to “encourage, promote and support our Member States in their efforts to achieve agricultural development and rural well-being through international technical cooperation of excellence”.
TheCaribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) seeks to enhance regional development in agricultural health and food safety through the application of SPS Measures that meets the expectation of all stakeholders and contribute to the welfareof Caribbeancitizens. CAHFSA is mandated to perform a coordinating and organizing role for the establishment of an effective and efficient regional sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regime and to execute on behalf of Member States such SPS actions and activities that can be more effectively and efficiently executed through a regional mechanism.
The 11thEuropean Development Fund (EDF) Programme titled “Support to CARIFORUM States in furthering the implementation of their Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) commitments and in meaningfully reaping the benefits of the Agreement”seeks to contribute to the integration of the Caribbean Forum of the ACP Group of States into the World Economy.
The Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures Project isone component of the 11thEDF Programme and aimsto further increase compliance by CARIFORUM States with international SPS measures, standards and procedures to increase international and regional market access. The current SPS Action is focused on_ i) strengthening the SPS regulatory environment in CARIFORUM Countries; ii) improving public and private sector capacity to comply with SPS measures, standards, and procedures; and iii) strengthening SPS capacity in the fisheries sector.IICA as the implementing agency for the 11thEDF Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures Project and the CAHFSA, a collaboratorunder the Project,are seeking to strengthen the Agricultural Health and Food Safety (AHFS)Policy Frameworkin the Caribbean in order tohave amore coherent, coordinated and focused approach to addressAHFS issues. Within the above context, IICA in collaboration with CAHFSA is seeking to hire a suitable professional to develop a Regional AHFS Policy and Action Plan and a National AHFS Policy Framework for CARIFORUM countries