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27th
July 2010
CaFAN Training
Course
The
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United
Nations (FAO) under the European Union All African
Caribbean and Pacific Agricultural Commodities
Programme (EU AAACP) and the Italy funded “Promoting
CARICOM / CARIFORUM Food Security” Project
(GTFS/RLA/141/ITA) has allocated financial and
technical support to the Caribbean Farmers Network
(CaFAN) to co-host and organize a ‘Regional
Training Course in Agribusiness Management for
Farmers’ Organizations’.
The training Course is scheduled to
be held in Saint Lucia from July 26th –
30th, 2010 at the Bay Gardens Inn conference
room. It will also bring together leading farmers
organizations and selected value chain stakeholders
from eleven Caribbean countries, including host
country St. Lucia.
The objective of the EU AAACP is to improve
the livelihoods of producers in commodity dependant
ACP countries, of which the upcoming training
course will be the third regional activity for
farmers’ organizations under their (EU
AAACP) support.
In April 2008 in Jamaica, the roots and tubers
sector was identified as a priority sector for
overall EU AAACP support, and the first regional
workshop for farmers’ organizations was
held in St. Lucia in November 2008. Participants
at this workshop developed action plans and
identified capacity building needs for improved
provisions and ways of doing business. Several
of the organizations were selected based on
their involvement in the production and marketing
of roots and tubers for support from the EC
AAACP. A second workshop was then held in Grenada
in January 2009 where CaFAN was given the responsibility
of coordinating and networking activities of
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The
value chain component of the Promoting CARICOM/CARIFORUM
Food Security Project (GTFS/RLA/141/ITA) focuses
on activities in strengthening the participation,
capacity and productivity of farmers’
organizations and agribusiness associations
leading inclusive business models in commodity
value chains. This activity is the third regional
meeting focused largely on fresh produce producer
groups. The first, a Caribbean Agri-Food Value
Chain “Kick Off” Workshop held
in Trinidad and Tobago from the 5th to the
8th of May, 2009 marked the launching of the
Project value chain component where 5 fresh
produce chains (hot pepper, ackee, pineapple,
salad fruit and onions) were identified, the
project work program presented, and participants
introduced to the value chain approach. The
second, a Caribbean Agri-Food Value Chain
Upgrading Strategy and Action Planning Workshop
that was held on the 12-16 of October 2009
in Barbados
and focused on building capacity amongst value
chain actors and service providers to implement
national value chain and business model upgrading
work.
The upcoming training Course to be held from
July 26-30, 2010 is designed to strengthen
the role and support services provision of
national farmers’ organization in areas
such as:
• Strengthening the internal organization
of farmers’ organizations in general,
and more specifically in production and marketing
coordination
• Managing information exchanges with
members
• Training in farm management, farm
record keeping
• Training in marketing and agribusiness
• Improved post harvest handling skills
to retain produce quality
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