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1. Research

Key findings

Women in agriculture are concentrated around the two main population

centres as well as traditional indigenous areas. Unlike the rest of the

Caribbean, financial services and particularly insurance are by far the

most important areas for assistance followed by access to land & inputs.

Demographics Q21 What would help your SURINAME
District distribution work in agriculture most?

30% Access to affordable insurance 95%
24% ACCESS Access to
25% 21%
20% 17% Access to cheap loans 88% financial services
15%
15% Good technical training 86% MARKETS
10% and land a
10% 6% 5% Access to more land or
5% 1% 1% 82% ACCESS key gap
0% facilities
Wanica Paramaribo Marowijne Para Brokopondo Commewijne Saramacca Nickerie Coronie Assistance with tools, 76% MARKETS
machinery or inputs
Help to improve personal
safety 75% RESILIENCE
SURINAME PAS and De Molen Help to own my own land 73% ACCESS
Partner Net Trust are not well known Help to access new markets 72% MARKETS Theft and personal
De Surinaamsche Bank 22% generally (over 1/3 Help to reduce theft 72% RESILIENCE safety important
Digicel 13% of farmers were Help with transportation 72% MARKETS but less of an
unaware) but those
PAS 8% that do have limited Access to easy banking issue than in other
De Molen 5% trust in either services 61% markets
institution. This Assistance with childcare or
requires validation. elderly 39%

Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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