Family Farming in the Caribbean

Extension Officer (Technical)Coordinator UPA / Zero Hunger

Challenge BackyardAgricultural Extension Division

Ministry of AgricultureE-mail: owo_labi_1@yahoo.com

Skype: owolabi.elabanjo

MAP OF THE CARIBBEAN SHOWING MEMBER STATES

In the Caribbean a family is the village, community, district one lives. That's why in the Caribbean we always say it takes a village to raise a child.

FAMILY FARMING isA Right

A CovenantA Commitment

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During the early days of sugar plantation Rice field and sugar plantation in GuyanaLivestock family farming in JamaicaBanana plantation in the Windward Islands Vegetable Production in Eastern Caribbean Fishing industry across the Caribbean Agro-Industry across the Caribbean

Nucleus farming family ( father, mother and the childrenExtended family farming ( father , mother, children , uncle, aunty etcCommunity family farming

The family farming in the Caribbean have not been well documented therefore, their contributions can not be quantify. Lack of documentation is hindering the development of the operators of family farmingLack of documentation scaling down the contribution of family farming in the Agricultural sector

Geat potential to contribute to the GDP of the region. By reducing the food import bill which is now estimated at $4.5Billion By improving the Food and Nutrition Security By improving and increasing utilizationBy increasing the rate of employment By generating the needed foreign exchange Also, modernizing the tourist industryInnovations across the food chainConservation of indigeneous biodiversity

Livestock production Agro-forestry Fishing Agro-Industry Vegetable / Crop Production Fruit Tree Orchard Agricultural MarketingAgro - processing

Lack of land title deeds / certificate Using of land as collateral to access funds for development Lack of Insurance policy for the farm and the family Poor infrastructure e.g. farm roads , water supply , Poor marketing structurePoor transportation within the region Poor land zoning system for Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Security program Zero Hunger Challenge program Climate adaptation in AgricultureBackyard garden programmes run by National Ministries of Agriculture Buy Local , Eat Local Campaign which is run across the Caribbean

Production/ivity

Availability

Accessibility

Nutrition

Social Protection

Governance

Resilience

Sustainability

Crops - Cassava

Livestock – Small Ruminants

Fisheries

Forestry

Food Quality

Wasteage

Food Based Dietary Guidelines

Eat Fresh and local

Obesity

Undernourishment

Pre School Nutrition

School Feeding

Income support

Coordination

Financing

Parliamentary Councils

Private S/Civil Society

Praedial Larceny

Land Zoning

Natural Resource protection

Family Farming : Achieving Food Security and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

Grow Share Protect

PLANNINGMANAGEMENT OF RESOURCESMARKETINGUTILIZATIONPOSTHARVESTCOOPERATIVE

o Good Governance oCreating a forum for family farming in the Caribbean and the Latin Americao Open direct opportunity for family farming in the value chaino Support the small Island states in the Caribbean through grants and projects to improve economic of scale for / of production.

FAMILY FARMING THANK YOU