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6. Recommendations

Detailed recommendations for women and youth

Suppliers Farmers Processors Distributors Buyers POTENTIAL
PARTNERS

• Encourage deals with input suppliers • Eg Astaphans
• Organise design and distribution of input • IICA/ CARDI/ FAO
INPUTS • Explore expansion into seedling production • DEXIA
starter pack with key suppliers
REDUCE COSTS (‘GROW’) EQUIPMENT • Explore community leasing/ use of assets such as machinery eg • Ministry of
• Ministry of
Transport
solar tractors, agro-processing eg DEXIA
Tourism
• Local production of eg shade houses, hydroponic equipment
visit and cooking)
• Explore cost-effective storage and transportation to market such as van hire, deals with bus companies or committee (farm
LOGISTICS empty trucks on routes through growing to Roseau/ other markets.
• Explore agro-tourism to bring customers to farmers
• Offer DOM GAP training to all women and youth through extension services, to support shift in practices • Collaborate with
MoA for varietals
QUALITY • Farmer Field Schools to build strong relationships and engagement with farmers • Bureau of
INCREASE INCOME (‘STEP UP’) COMMERCIAL • Facilitate mutually beneficial agreements with companies and food service sector for women & youth • DEXIA, Hucksters
and standards
• Strengthen collaboration with Massy for forecasting, value-add and loans to ’Massy Farmers’
Standards
• Access to DEXIA facilities to encourage value-add activities, and turmeric and ginger exports to US
Association, Fine
• Explore value-add opportunities depending on context, wants and needs eg
Foods
- Pre-prepared vegetables eg washing, cutting, selection bags, labelling etc to supermarkets, public sector
- Engage successful women in herbs and spices processing (and Executive Member of Dominica
• Women
Manufacturers Association) eg Gail Defoe to explore replicating/ franchising processing operation • Hotel
- Explore collaboration with Fine Foods for cold chain supply of vegetables and herbs as needed leadership eg Gail
Defoe
CLIMATE Engage with women and youth to assess most suitable sustainable practices and attract new interest eg : • MOA
RESILIENCE SECURITY • Work with 4H for engagement of youth and use of demonstration plots/ land • IICA
(‘SMART’)
• Organic farming, hydroponics, and climate resistant seedling production,
• CARDI
• Include GBV and psychosocial support referral information in all project activities thereby increasing
• Astaphans
(‘SAFE’)
access to services (available services, how to access, and where to go) – see detailed referral services doc
Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project
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