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4. Research
Product acceptance
Based on detailed market mapping, stakeholder input and a data-based process, the final
portfolio of selected products is listed below for each market. In each case, women farmers
were asked whether they would be interested in participating in the supply chain. Across the
board, acceptance was high. 83% of the selected products were attractive to >60% of farmers.
JAMAICA ST LUCIA SURINAME DOMINICA GUYANA
Product Acceptance Product Acceptance Product Acceptance Product Acceptance Product Acceptance
Hot pepper (SB) 81% Bell Pepper 93% Pepper 82% Ginger 90% Pepper 96%
Ginger 65% Lettuce 84% Fresh cassava 80% Parsley 90% Cucumber 85%
Hot pepper (WIR) 63% Sweet Potato 81% String beans 79% Celery 88% Passion fruit 83%
Goat 61% Dasheen 80% Okra 78% Chives 87% Cherry 80%
Tumeric 54% Tomato 76% Eggplant 76% Turmeric 78% Citrus 79%
Cabbage 69% Kokori 58% Tomato 77% Sweetcorn 73%
Acai 57% Hot pepper 74% Sorrel 70%
Poor existing Onion 66% Carambola 67%
product Positive for
knowledge a indigenous areas. Irish potato 61% Cabbage 62%
key driver of Limited product Access to sufficient Cauliflower 58%
rejection. Guava 58%
knowledge land is a key barrier Mangoes 56%
outside these. to fruit planting.
Pineapples 49%
Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project
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