Transcript Provisions: Non-Traditional Agriculture for Caribbean Schools and

Provisions: Organic, Hydroponic
and Hybrid Agriculture for
Caribbean Schools and MSMEs
Submitted by: St. Kitts-Nevis via Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College
Project Team:
Dr. Leighton Naraine, Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College
Dr. Kevin Meehan, University of Central Florida
Mr. Amenold Pierre, University of Nouvelle Grand’Anse
Dr. Owen Day, CARIBSAVE Partnership
Overview:
The Provisions Project will transform local food
production in St. Kitts-Nevis, Haiti, and the Caribbean
region by making innovative organic, hydroponic, and
hybrid agriculture techniques more widely available to
smallholder farmers.
Provisions: Organic, Hydroponic
and Hybrid Agriculture for
Caribbean Schools and MSMEs
Regional Scope through Strong Partnerships
Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (SKN). The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College is the only local
Tertiary Level Institution in St. Kitts-Nevis. It is now transitioning to university status and will
introduce Agricultural Education based on six years of research on Agricultural Diversification by
Dr. Naraine and colleagues.
University of Central Florida (USA). Dr. Meehan has more than 20 years experience in Haiti
and St. Kitts-Nevis and was recently funded by the National Science Foundation (USA) to study
the use of mobile devices in Haiti for disaster relief, interagency coordination, and education.
University of Nouvelle Grand’Anse (Haiti). UNOGA has trained teachers and students in rural
Haiti since 1989 and Mr. Pierre has partnered with UCF since 2007.
CARIBSAVE Partnership (Barbados). CARIBSAVE is a joint venture between CARICOM and
Oxford University focusing on the environment, tourism, and economic development. Dr. Day is
Head of Communications and Biodiversity, and has experience in developing educational
resource material.
Provisions: Organic, Hydroponic
and Hybrid Agriculture for
Caribbean Schools and MSMEs
Problem: Numerous agencies have called for new climate change mitigation and adaptation
strategies that focus on improved data collection, development of comprehensive education
resources with a regional scope and focus, integration of climate change science with ethical
(action-oriented) and humanistic perspective, and a need for full regional inclusion with a
special emphasis on historically-excluded Haitian partners.
Rationale: Organized through Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Provisions seeks to 1)
improve science and engineering education related to climate change mitigation and
adaptation, 2) put this knowledge into action to improve livelihoods through extension
programs supporting small scale agriculture throughout the Caribbean region, 3) establish
critical liaison with Haitian partners, and thus provide leadership in the drive to achieve full
inclusion of Haiti in regional climate change education initiatives.
Framework Program: Promoting Improvements and transfer of knowledge in Science and
Engineering Education
Line of Action: To stimulate industrial innovation and promote MSME development by
fostering academic-public-private partnerships to improve applied research, as well as
advanced development and engineering applications.
Provisions: Organic, Hydroponic
and Hybrid Agriculture for
Caribbean Schools and MSMEs
Summary of Beneficiaries & Sustainability
Direct Beneficiaries: education stakeholders, community-based stakeholders
Indirect Beneficiaries: retail produce vendors, produce consumers
Risks/Assumptions: technology, data management, regional scope
Corrective Measures: demonstrated expertise, pre-existing regional partnerships
Appropriation of Benefits: curriculum materials are re-usable and scalable;
human capacity gains mainstreamed in academic, government, and private sectors.
Medium and Long Term Financial Sustainability: microfinance to lower start-up
cost of agriculture enterprises; implementation of business management best
practices to maximize profitability.
Provisions: Organic, Hydroponic
and Hybrid Agriculture for
Caribbean Schools and MSMEs
Products & Budget
Scoping study and preliminary report
Consultations with stakeholders and preliminary report
Business plan
Micro-financing concept paper and implementation
Curriculum resources
Community-based workshops
Train-the-teacher workshops
Interim reports and evaluation of workshops
Interim report and evaluation of micro-finance strategies
Finalize implementation framework for full regional inclusion
Final project report and evaluation
$44,000
$80,000
$24,000
$36,000
$68,000
$40,000
$40,000
$48,000
$24,000
$52,000
$20,000
Total Estimated Budget
$496,000
This project and products will greatly improve livelihoods and build resilience on a
wide scale through education and practical applications.