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Developing industry and markets for cassava in the Caribbean- TCP/SLC/3503

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Cassava plays an important role in the dietary needs and incomes in many rural communities in the Caribbean. Despite its rich history in the Caribbean region, the development of the cassava industry falls well below its potential, due to poor management and resource constraints. With imports of wheat and corn weighing heavily on the foreign reserves of the region, cassava presents an untapped resource to help alleviate the pressure on high food import bills and improve livelihoods for small-scale farmers, processors and the rural population. This project aimed to address constraints to agro-processing, market development and the promotion of value-added cassava products in Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. By promoting the use and export of value-added cassava products in national, regional and international markets, the project contributed to sustainable food and nutrition security and helped create new employment opportunities in selected Caribbean states.

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