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Features of Caribbean Region. TOTAL GDP, PER CENT AGRIC GDP AND PER CENT LIVESTOCK IN AGRIC GDP. LIVESTOCK FOR RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY. Livestock products - Demand, local production and deficit. Policies. Research Methods. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Livestock in the Caribbean
Role in economies, rural livelihoods and policies to
stimulate growth and regional trade
Francis AsieduManager
Technical ServicesCARDI
Presentation Outline
• Key features of CARICOM Caribbean Region• Agriculture, in general, and livestock in
economies• Livestock in rural livelihoods and food and
nutrition security• Livestock untapped supply• Mitigating constraints• Policies for growth and regional trade• CARDI’s contribution
Features of Caribbean Region
GDP (2000 K, $US M)
AGRIC (% GDP)
LIVESTOCK(% AGRIC GDP)
CARICOM 34,295 10.0
BDS 2,153 5.2
BLZ 849 18.6 17.4
GUY 614 34.1 16.4
JAM 8,208 6.0 19.7
SLU 609 4.6 11.1
T&T 10,501 0.8 19.6
TOTAL GDP, PER CENT AGRIC GDP AND PER CENT LIVESTOCK IN AGRIC GDP
% Rural population
Households in livestock
production
Animal products in diet intake (%)
No. % Energy Protein
CARICOM 57.7 22 53
BHS 16.9 271 15.4 32 65
DOM 27.1 2,200 24.4 23 56
GND 69.4 3,500 19.1 27 65
SKN 67.8 890 29.0 29 64
SVG 54.1 2,200 29.8 19 54
T&T 87.8 2,600 13.6 17 44
LIVESTOCK FOR RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
Livestock products - Demand, local production and deficit
• SPS deficiencies• Inadequate financing of
R&D and investment in the sector
• Insufficient trained human resources
• Inadequate marketing and transport capacities to stimulate regional trade
Binding Constraints
Research Methods
Policies
• Lead agency for R&D –Mandate for technology generation and transfer
• As member of COTED contributes to policy initiatives
• Development of regional Agricultural Research and Development Strategy
• MTP 2008-2010 cued to regional need to increase food supply
• Articulated Commodity Value Chain and R & D Application Chain to implement MTP
CARDI’s Contribution
to the Process