This document discusses opportunities for greater policy linkages between the tourism and agriculture sectors in Barbados. It provides snapshots of the sectors' contributions to GDP and employment. Existing related policies in the White Paper on Tourism Development and Tourism Master Plan support linkages between tourism and agriculture through agro-tourism. Opportunities for stronger policy linkages include inter-ministerial mechanisms, legal agreements, improved access to statistics, and joint initiatives through cross-budget collaboration.

1. Opportunities for Greater Policy Linkages
between the Tourism & Agriculture
Sectors
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Mrs. Nicole N. Alleyne
Chief Tourism Development Officer
Ministry of Tourism & International Transport
March 27th, 2019

2. Outline
• Sectoral Snapshot
• Existing Related Policy & Plans
• Policy Linkage Opportunities

3. Sectoral Snapshot
• Contribution to GDP (Market Prices):
– Accommodation and Food Service
(BDS $1,235M)
– Agriculture and Fishing (BDS $129.3M)
Source: Barbados Statistical Service, 2017 Provisional figures

4. Sectoral Snapshot (Cont’d)
• Employment:
– Accommodation and Food Service
(approx. 15%)*
– Agriculture (2.86%)**
Source: * Barbados Statistical Service, 2016
** Statista, 2016

5. Existing Related Policy & Plans
• Agro-tourism related policy is reflected in
the “White Paper on the Development of
Tourism in Barbados”.
• Agro-tourism is captured
under Inter-Sectoral
Linkages.

6. Existing Related Policy & Plans
(Cont’d)
• Inter-Sectoral Linkages Policy Statement:
“The Government will strengthen the linkage
between tourism and:
– Agriculture and fisheries
– Manufacturing
– Cultural industries…”

7. • Barbados Tourism Master Plan
• Encompasses the policy
framework of the White
Paper.
• Agro-tourism is identified
as a priority niche market.
Existing Related Policy & Plans
(Cont’d)

8. Policy Linkage Opportunities
• Inter-ministerial mechanisms - E.g.
Barbados Agrotourism Committee.
• Legal arrangements - E.g. Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU).
• Access to Key Statistics

9. Policy Linkage Opportunities
(Cont’d)
• Joint initiatives - E.g. National Tourism
Program.
• Cross budgeting collaboration - E.g.
Agrofest

10. ‘If everyone is moving forward
together, then success takes care of
itself”
Henry Ford
Thank You!