: Presentación (inglés) de la FAO en el marco del Eleventh regional planners forum on agriculture and Symposium on innovation systems for sustainable agriculture and rural development, realizado en Barbados del 13 al 15 de septiembre de 2017.

1. Roots & Tubers
Innovations in Value Chain DevelopmentFAO
CARDI
CABA IICA UWI
CaFAN
CDB
CARPHA
OECS PS
CLAYUCA
MS
CAHFSAPS

2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
WHY CASSAVA?
The development of the cassava value chain in the Caribbean can contribute to
addressing agricultural revitalization and food and nutrition security challenges.
• Employment/job creation
• Foreign exchange savings from reduced imports
• Climate change adaptation strategy given the hardiness
of this crop
• Land utilization as it replaces old pillars of agricultural
development
• Health and Nutrition - given its gluten-free status and its
vitamin, mineral and fiber content.

3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
AVERAGE CARICOM IMPORTS (2011-2013)
COUNTRY
Wheat +
Flour
(MT)
Wheat +
Flour
($1000)
Corn
(MT)
Corn
($1000)
Potato
(MT)
Potato
($1000)
Malt
(MT)
Malt
($1000)
Antigua and Barb. 2,947 2,525 40 82 978 1,089 18 11
Bahamas 3,727 6,428 201 277 2,040 3,179 643 1,778
Barbados 18,388 11,209 32,311 10,647 8,440 3,743 1,846 1,341
Belize 10,438 8,635 404 1,944 1,786 774 1,718 1,416
Dominica 1,550 1,636 316 112 407 325 258 138
Grenada 14,750 8,357 7,200 2,536 756 458 597 350
Guyana 35,113 28,615 29,269 11,961 9,591 3,166 3,154 2,570
Haiti 85,765 46,922 8,381 2,772 1,079 248 5,481 3,442
Jamaica 141,359 71,556 199,545 80,923 5,049 2,818 10,826 6,206
SKN 6,947 1,994 293 70 370 217 451 215
St. Lucia 3,074 2,788 103 42 1,343 1,020 2,418 1,413
SVG 20,765 13,514 4,878 1,901 545 361 1,031 509
Suriname 12,274 6,654 12,858 4,240 7,770 2,967 3,016 1,659
T&T 98,653 52,217 84,441 28,676 27,978 9,675 14,133 7,949
CARICOM TOTAL 455,748 263,049 380,237 146,181 68,133 22,530 45,590 28,995

4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT IMPORTS REPLACEMENT
COUNTRY
Wheat +
Flour
(MT)
50% with
Cassava
(Flour )
(MT)
Corn
(MT)
40%
Cassava
(Chips)
(MT)
Potato
(MT)
30%
Cassava
(MT)
Malt
(MT)
10% Malt
(MT)
Antigua and Barb. 2,947 5,526 40 43 978 294 18 2
Bahamas 3,727 6,987 201 217 2,040 612 643 64
Barbados 18,388 34,478 32,311 34,896 8,440 2,532 1,846 185
Belize 10,438 19,571 404 436 1,786 536 1,718 172
Dominica 1,550 2,906 316 341 407 122 258 26
Grenada 14,750 27,657 7,200 7,776 756 227 597 60
Guyana 35,113 65,836 29,269 31,610 9,591 2,877 3,154 315
Haiti 85,765 160,809 8,381 9,051 1,079 324 5,481 548
Jamaica 141,359 265,049 199,545 215,509 5,049 1,515 10,826 1,083
SKN 6,947 13,026 293 317 370 111 451 45
St. Lucia 3,074 5,763 103 111 1,343 403 2,418 242
SVG 20,765 38,935 4,878 5,268 545 164 1,031 103
Suriname 12,274 23,013 12,858 13,886 7,770 2,331 3,016 302
T&T 98,653 184,973 84,441 91,196 27,978 8,394 14,133 1,413
CARICOM TOTAL 455,748 854,527 380,237 410,656 68,133 20,440 45,590 4,559

5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
ANNUAL LAND REQUIREMENTS PRODUCTION (28MT/HA)
WHEAT+FLOUR
at 50%
replacement
CORN
at 40%
replacement
POTATO
at 30%
replacement
MALT
at 10%
replacement
TOTAL
(flour+corn+potato
+malt)
COUNTRY
Ha per year Ha per year Ha per year Ha per year
Total Annual
Requirements in
Acres
A&B 197 2 10 0.06 518
Bahamas 250 8 22 2.30 695
Barbados 1,231 1,246 90 6.59 6,362
Belize 699 16 19 6.13 1,828
Dominica 104 12 4 0.92 300
Grenada 988 278 8 2.13 3,152
Guyana 2,351 1,129 103 11.27 8,882
Haiti 5,743 323 12 19.58 15,067
Jamaica 9,466 7,697 54 38.66 42,639
SKN 465 11 4 1.61 1,191
St. Lucia 206 4 14 8.64 575
SVG 1,391 188 6 3.68 3,924
Suriname 822 496 83 10.77 3,489
T&T 6,606 3,257 300 50.48 25,238
CARICOM
TOTAL
30,519 14,666 730 162.82 113,861

6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
POLICY SUPPORT
 Government in Trinidad & Tobago based on the advice CABA/ TTABA prioritized the
development of the industry in Trinidad in 2006 and funded the development and
commercialization of a range of value-added products.
 2008 Jamaica government also identified the crop for development
 2014 Regional Conference on status of Cassava Industry led by FAO
 Mandate received from HoG in 2014
 Roots and tubers priority
 Initially 7 now 10 countries focus on cassava industry as priority for development .
 2016 Cassava Industry development framework developed & endorsed by COTED

7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
POLICY SUPPORT CONT’D
 2016 Regional policy framework developed and presented
 Review of global and regional industry and leading country policies and
recommendations for industry development in CARICOM.

8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
Institutional Mechanism & Governance
 Regional Roots and Tubers Working Group established
 Regional Cassava Working Group
 National Cassava Value Chain Coordinating Committees
 Recommended and established in selected countries
 TORs for Regional Working Group developed and endorsed
 TOR for National Working Group developed
 Public private sector partnerships recommended
 Stakeholder relationship management recommended

9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 Market /Consumer research in Trinidad and Barbados by CABA
 Policy research (CARICOM Secretariat)
 Production research
 Introduction of new varieties ( CABA, CARDI, MINISTRIES)
 Improved agronomic practices (CABA, CLAYUCA, FAO, CARDI, NAREI, MoA,)
 Pest and disease (CABA ,UWI)
 Mechanized and semi-mechanized (CLAYUCA, CABA)
 Process & product development
 Product development (CABA, UWI, Private Sector)

10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
R&D Cont’d
 Food safety and quality (UWI, CARDI, CAFSHA)
 Machinery & Equipment (CABA, FAO, IICA, CLAYUCA)
 Investment Analysis (CABA, FAO, IICA, CARICOM, Private Sector)
 Animal Feed
 Processing by products – small ruminants & pigs (FAO, CARDI)
 Cassava starch bag (Entrepreneur – Trinidad)

11. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONSE
 Frozen food products Jamaica, St Vincent, Trinidad
 Red Stripe experience – Jamaica
 Bakery sector – (Purity Bakeries) Barbados, (Village Bakery) Grenada, Guyana, (National)
Jamaica, (Mannee’s Bakery) St Lucia, (Ems Bakery – Trinidad)
 Health Food/ Specialty Foods – Cassava flour pasta (Slim down – Trinidad); cassava muffin
(small entrepreneur – Barbados)
 Tobago Cassava Products Limited – Tobago (cassava punch, fruit cake, blended bread, farine)
 Indigenous community
 Cassava porridge – Suriname; Farine – OECS andn Guyana
 Overall increase in production and processing

12. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger

13. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
CONSUMER RESPONSE AND MARKET PULL
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Cassava White
Cassava Bran

14. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
Government & Development Agencies Responses
 Extension updating on agricultural practices
 Technology application
 Manuals and guidelines developed
 Regional protocols for movement of planting materials (CARDI)
 Funding support for development
 CARDI, CABA, CAFAN, IICA, CDB, UWI, CLAYUCA, PROPEL,
SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

15. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
 Relay planting systems
 Production scheduling
 Harvesting scheduling
Government & Development Agencies Responses

16. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
WHAT IS NEXT?!!
 Policies Incentive to stimulate PS investment
 National Value Chain Coordinating Mechanism established
 Root crop task force/ Root crop value chain committee
 New and Existing Markets being explored
 Sweet potato flour
 Sweet potato chips
 Sweet potato fries

17. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
WHAT IS NEXT ?!! Cont’d
 Research and Development ongoing
 Production
 New varieties
 Processing (including food safety and quality management)
 Production (MOA, CARDI, IICA)

18. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
RECOMMENDATIONS
 Continued support for regional and national coordinating mechanisms
 Support for government to use public purchase markets as a guarantee for
SMEs
 Support development of trade – Small and Medium Enterprises
 Sweet potato snack chips and
 Breadfruit chips
 Root crop flours
 Improve regulatory framework to support SMEs meeting food safety and
quality requirements

19. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
RECOMMENDATIONS CONT’D
 Cross sectoral support for financing instruments use and access
by SMEs
 Expansion of focus to conduct investment analysis
 Energy and biofuel
 Sweetner
 Malt replacement in beer making

20. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Let us continue to work together