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6. Sustainable Agriculture

Introducing shelters, shade houses and greenhouses

Expanding relevant local crop and land management practices that work for women and youth eg.

Shade houses and Engage women and youth in development of prototypes of shade houses and
Greenhouses greenhouses to mitigate exposure to climate change in open fields:

• Produce low cost shade houses using local materials eg
• indigenous materials of bamboo and straw, or coconut leaves
• hybrid houses using indigenous materials and imported plastic

• Eg 70% bell pepper production in Brazil is in shade houses

Pens and shelters • Engage women and youth in using local materials to build pens and
shelters to house goats

Solar • solar pumps, for using and obtaining water especially during drought
periods

Hydroponics • Explore low-cost hydroponics options for women and youth for climate

resilience, cultivation in yards close to home, maximise space through
elevated production

Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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