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Regional Dialogue on Family Farming. Towards the International Year of Family Farming. Santiago, Chile October 30-31 2013 D.R.A.F. - Mesa 2 - Elabanjo
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Extension Officer (Technical)Coordinator UPA / Zero Hunger
Challenge BackyardAgricultural Extension Division
Ministry of AgricultureE-mail: [email protected]
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
.
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