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Enhancing Sustainable Agricultural Development in Suriname - GCP/SUR/003/EC

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Agriculture is the second most important sector of Suriname’s economy, accounting for 10 percent of total export earnings and employing approximately 8 percent of the country’s labour force. Most of the agricultural activity is concentrated in the country’s northern lowland areas. The most pressing issues in the agrifood sector are food safety, food security, agricultural governance, resilience and climate-vulnerable agriculture production, which mitigate against the potential of the sector to become a vital food supplier and producer in the Caribbean. With a relatively small and easily saturated domestic fruit and vegetable market, which results in frequent price fluctuations, the project intended to focus on developing both domestic and export markets, including import substitution. In addition, in view of the logistical difficulties in accessing regional and international markets, the project aimed to facilitate an increase in productivity, in particular through knowledge and technology transfer to improve quantity and quality of the produce. Business development services and access to finance are limited in Suriname. In this context, another key aim of the SAMAP project was to enable and support farmers to complete the preparation of business plans with a view to accessing financing, as well as business management plans for farm management.

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