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Livestock in the
Caribbean
Role in economies, rural
livelihoods and policies to
stimulate growth and
regional trade
Francis Asiedu
Manager
Technical Services
CARDI
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
TOTAL GDP, PER CENT AGRIC GDP AND PER CENT
LIVESTOCK IN AGRIC GDP
GDP
(2000 K, $US M)
AGRIC
(% GDP)
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
CARICOM
LIVESTOCK
(% AGRIC GDP)
LIVESTOCK FOR RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD AND
NUTRITION SECURITY
% Rural
population
CARICOM
Households in
livestock
production
Animal products
in diet intake (%)
No.
Energy Protein
%
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 products - Demand, local production and deficit
Binding
Constraints
• 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
Policies
Focus on
selected
commodities
Policy
initiatives
at
Research
COTED
Methods
• Including poultry, pigs,
rabbits and small ruminants
• Development of Common Agric
Policy
• Promoting inter-sectoral
linkages for sustainable
development
• Regulatory processes for SPS
• Consideration for regional
transport
• Pursuance of agric insurance
and risk management
CARDI’s
Contribution
to the
Process
• 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
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