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ProjectEnhancing Competitiveness and Sustainability of the Agribusiness Sector in Trinidad and Tobago - GCP/TRI/008/DBL 2025
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No results found.Trinidad and Tobago imports 85 percent of its food, with an annual cost estimated at USD 750 million. Reduced oil and natural gas revenue has increased the country’s challenges to meet its foreign exchange requirement for food imports. In addition, there has been an increase in food prices (compacted by the COVID-19 pandemic), which is a key driver of inflation. The high dependence on food imports has also proved to be a major vulnerability. Given the country’s vulnerable situation, it was recognized that measures should be taken to improve food and nutrition security and the performance of the agriculture sector of Trinidad and Tobago. In order to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the agribusiness sector in Trinidad and Tobago, the project aimed to strengthen the processes for disseminating information and to introduce innovation, technology and new approaches to farmers. This included supporting the establishment of easily up-scalable pilots in new and more technologically advanced approaches that would demonstrate and provide “proof of concept” to food producers and potential investors in the food production value chain. -
Book (stand-alone)Guide for the design and implementation of public–private partnerships for agribusiness development in Africa 2024
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Unleashing the potential for inclusive agricultural growth and transformation in Africa requires coordinated and strategic public and private investment in the agriculture sector. Against a background of limited government resources and expertise, public–private partnerships are increasingly being promoted as a mechanism to pool resources, reduce risk, improve productivity and drive growth in the agriculture and food sectors. In line with this trend, many African countries have recently expressed an interest in further understanding the potential for public–private partnerships for agribusiness development (agri-PPPs) to deliver on these transformative goals. This publication aims to provide guidance to African policymakers and potential private sector investors on the core principles of designing and implementing agri-PPPs that will promote the transformation of Africa’s agriculture sector in an inclusive and sustainable way. This area of work is of particular interest to the African Union Commission (AUC) which has highlighted agri-PPPs as a key tool in the delivery of the results under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth for Shared Prosperity and Livelihoods. -
Book (series)Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires investing in rural areas
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 3
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No results found.Rural-based economic activity can be just as effective for poverty reduction as that of urban sectors. Since the 1990s, rural transformation has lifted nearly as many people out of poverty as urban development. Many more will be able to climb out of poverty if greater priority is given to public investments in rural areas. In order to help boost small-scale farm productivity and incomes, and to create vast amounts of off-farm employment in expanding segments of food supply and value chains, new strategies are needed to leverage the untapped potential of food systems through agro-industrial development.
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