Article d'impact
Three-dimensional knowledge sharing
Leaving an uninspiring office job, Debora Linga received support from CTA to set-up her own NGO, Tribal Peoples Development in Suriname. Thanks to her Saramaccan tribal origins, she is able to truly apply a participatory approach to development. We caught up with Debora to learn how she is generating lasting impact in her local community and how CTA is involving indigenous people in the development of solutions to the issues they face.
Lire la suiteAgri-Food Forum looks to the future
The 2015 Caribbean Pacific Agri-Food Forum, held in Barbados, focused on many of CTA’s priority interventions for the regions. There was a strong emphasis on impact. In Africa, CTA has been encouraging greater intra-regional trade, and we played a prominent role in two important conferences in Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda.
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Blog articles
Sowing the seeds of climate-resilient agriculture in the Caribbean
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria decimated the agriculture sector in Dominica and Barbuda. By employing climate adaptation and climate-smart agriculture strategies, both countries are working to ‘build back better’ to ensure their agriculture sectors are more resilient.
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A liquid solution for enhancing crop production
In St Lucia, an organic seaweed-based fertiliser that enhances plant root development is increasing crop yields whilst removing the invasive Sargassum seaweed which impacts the country’s tourism and fishing industries.
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En Haïti, les bons d’achat profitent aux marchés locaux
Destiné à renforcer la sécurité alimentaire des ménages haïtiens les plus pauvres, un programme de protection sociale offre des bons d’achat de denrées nutritives et produites localement. Les entreprises agroalimentaires locales peuvent échanger les bons reçus contre des espèces afin de se développer.
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Renewed maize grain revives Haitian agriculture
In Haiti, a renewed and improved maize seed variety provides seven times the yield of traditional varieties, helping to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition in the country. Farmers interested in working in the seed sector receive training in the production of the seed to ensure the genetic purity is maintained.
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Nouvelles de l'entreprise
Du vin à base de fruits locaux : une initiative prometteuse
Convaincue de la nécessité pour son île natale de la Trinité de diversifier son économie, Laura Superville tenait à monter une entreprise reposant sur la production locale. Le résultat : la création d’une gamme de vins à l’arôme et au goût de fruits exotiques, ouvrant une nouvelle perspective de carrière à cette jeune agripreneuse, ainsi que des possibilités d’emploi à d’autres membres de la communauté.
Lire la suiteInvesting in the Caribbean sweet-potato sector
Discover the ‘Investment guide for the sweet potato sector’ that is being launched in collaboration with the Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) this month. This microsite, as well as the communication campaign we are developing through our media and social media networks, aims to introduce financial institutions to the world of sweet potato farming in the CARIFORUM region.
Lire la suiteEuropean Development Days 2017: ACP inclusive investment
Boosting investment for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) inclusive trade and development: Harnessing investment opportunities to empower ACPs as the world’s next emerging economy will be one of four events that CTA is co-organising in Brussels. This lab will present intra-ACP initiatives aimed at spurring investment opportunities to support trade expansion and sustainable development. It will take place on 7 June as part of the theme on Sustainable Investment.
Lire la suiteMaria Jackson / St. Lucia : chocolats artisanaux à Sainte-Lucie – de la fève à la tablette
Moins d’un an après avoir créé sa propre petite entreprise de confection de chocolat, l’entrepreneuse saint-lucienne Maria Jackson pense déjà à élargir sa base de production – et à se lancer dans l’agritourisme.
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Semer l'innovation, récolter la prospérité : Plan stratégique du CTA pour la période 2016–2020
Le monde est en constante évolution, et le CTA aussi. Le plan stratégique du CTA pour la période 2016-2020 n'est qu'une étape sur la voie du changement continu qui a vu le CTA devenir une organisation basée sur les résultats et étroitement alignée avec les priorités des pays ACP qui sont aussi les siennes.
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Communiqués
The Caribbean Week of Agriculture: new opportunities for investing in agriculture
The 14th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), widely recognised as the most important event in the region’s agricultural calendar, opens next week in the Cayman Islands. Taking the theme Investing in Food and Agriculture in the Caribbean, the event is being organised from 24 to 28 October 2016.
Lire la suiteStrong value chains to drive sustainable development in small island developing states
The small size and remote locations of small island developing states (SIDS) in the Caribbean and Pacific make it critical for small-scale producers and agri-processors to be part of efficient value chains. On the second day of the Caribbean and Pacific Agri-Food Forum, being held in Barbados from 2 to 6 November 2015, participants explored innovative solutions to help drive the agri-food sector in island locations, and enable communities to face serious challenges such as climate change, nutrition-related disease and uncertain food security.
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Promouvoir l’agribusiness aux Caraïbes
Le CTA s’est récemment entretenu avec Torin Gilalta, responsable technique à la Caribbean Agri-business Association (CABA). La CABA est une association qui s’emploie à concevoir un mécanisme pour le secteur privé visant à faciliter l’organisation, la planification coordonnée et le développement de programmes et projets régionaux dans le secteur de l’agribusiness au sein de la Communauté caribéenne (CARICOM).
Lire la suiteArticle de revue
CTA Handbook: An ICT Agripreneurship Guide
This Handbook provides a step-by-step roadmap designed to equip aspiring ICT entrepreneurs, with the information and knowledge they need to start an ICT-based business in the agricultural sector, outlining key opportunities and challenges that will be encountered along the way. Using real-life examples, it provides strategies and pathways for averting common mistakes faced by early-stage entrepreneurs.
Lire la suiteNew directions for targeted outcomes
While reflecting on its 30-year history during its anniversary year in 2014, CTA was also busy making plans for the future. CTA's goal is to contribute to enhanced agricultural and rural development policies and inclusive value chains that promote food and nutrition security, prosperity and sustainable management of natural resources across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).
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Article syndiqué
Wine that tastes of Trinidad
"I don't buy whisky, neither strong rum It is against my religion. I have home-made wine of all description Boy yuh could sample any one. I have citrus, hibiscus, bande root, passion fruit, ti marie, strawberry, aloes and cane!" Homemade Wine, Scrunter Making home-made wine for Christmas, is a tradition for many across T&T.
Lire la suiteWinston Stona of Busha Browne to be Inducted Into Specialty Food Association Hall of Fame
Winston Stona, co-founder of Busha Browne, will be honored as an inductee into the Specialty Food Association Hall of Fame 2016 class for his leadership in the specialty food industry. The induction will take place at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, CA on January 18, 2016 as part of a special event that includes the Association's Leadership Awards.
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HarvestAPI: A Building Block to Better Agriculture Data Interfaces
This blog post forms part two of a three-part series in which we will be sharing the key insights and lessons learned from our work thus far re-imagining Jamaica’s agriculture infrastructure. In part one, I provided an overview of the ADS project and its underlying theory of change for addressing some of the critical challenges that prevent the development of Jamaica’s agricultural sector. In the last post, I’ll be sharing what is next for the ADS initiative and some of the key questions that the work has raised.
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Reimagining Jamaica’s Agriculture Data Infrastructure
In 2016, the newly elected Jamaican Government set out an ambitious target of achieving 5% GDP growth in four years. To much public surprise, in the third quarter of that year, Jamaica recorded an impressive 2.2% GDP growth rate, the strongest real GDP growth estimate in nine years. The Agriculture sector contributed significantly to this achievement with the sector individually experiencing an estimated real GDP growth of 28% over the previous quarter.
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Caribbean Looks to Aquaculture Food Security to Combat Climate Change
Jimmi Jones and wife Sandra Lee's fish farm in Belize City is unique. His fish tanks supply water and nutrients for his vegetable garden needs and the plants filter the water that is recycled back to the tanks.
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