By: Dr. Gem Fletcher Caricom Secretariat

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By Dr. Gem FletcherCaricom Secretariat
Towards A Development Path For Caribbean
Agriculture Extending The Jagdeo Initiative
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RE-ALIGNING THE JAGDEO INITIATIVE

• Constraints to be seen as need for Provision of
  Resources.
• Need therefore to establish Frameworks for
  Efficient Provision of each Resource.
• Each Framework must reflect the important and
  mutually reinforcing contribution of both Public
  and Private Sector.
• Therefore need for institutionalization of
  Public/Private Sector Partnership Arrangements as
  a Core Activity.

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PROVISION OF RESOURCES SCHEMA
Efficient Financing and Increased Investment
Market Infrastructure including Market
Information and Market Linkages
Cross-border Investments
Coordinated Risk Management Measures including
Praedial Larceny
Regional Warning Systems
C S M E
Integrated Information Network
COMMODITY
Public/Private Sector Partnership
Skills and Quality Human Resources in
Agriculture
Efficient Land, Water Distribution and Management
Systems
Land Databank
Skills Bank
GROUPINGS
F A C I L I T A T I O N
Regional Centre for R D
Regional Collaboration
Efficient Research and Development
SPS Harmonization
Efficient Transportation System particularly for
Agricultural Products
Efficient Agricultural Health and Food Safety
Systems
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ESSENTIAL ROLE OF COMMODITY GROUPINGS

• Growth in Agriculture requires.
• Production increase in commodity output
• Commodity Output best planned by Commodity Group.
• Commodity groups enable
• Organization of resources for planned increase of
  output along entire food chain.
• Contribution of both Private and Public Sector.
• Institutionalized arrangements for effective
  management and decision-making in commodity
  growth.

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CSME- FACILITATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCING
PROVISION OF RESOURCES INCLUDE

• Marketing Arrangements e.g. use of CAMID type
  Information Network
• SPS Arrangements for Internal Market and External
  Trade
• Cross-Border Access to National and Financial
  Resources to increase Investment
• Regional Access to Research and Development

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ESTABLISHING PRIORITY CONSTRAINTS

• Examples of Prioritization Process
• Member States Mention
• Commodity Group Demand

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FREQUENCY OF MENTION OF CONSTRAINTS BY MEMBER
STATES (FOR MEDIUM TERM INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES)
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ESTABLISHING PRIORITY CONSTRAINTS (CONT)

• List of Emerged Top five (5) Priorities-
• Research and Development
• Land and Water Distribution and Management
  Systems
• Marketing Information and Infrastructure
• Financing and Increased Investment
• Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Food Safety
  Systems (SPS)

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PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CONSTRUCTS FOR CASE OF
RESOURCE PROVISION (OR CONSTRAINTS REMOVAL)

• Resource Provision depends primarily on
• Amount and Type of Resource Required
• How the resource is to be provided
• Major source of supply of the resource.
• Public Sector Contribution is primarily in
  providing the Amount of Resources
• Through Public Funding including Donor Funds
• Private Sector Contribution primarily at HOW
  resources are allocated
• Market-type considerations of efficiency in
  allocation
• Inter-related influences are such that
• The HOW must also take into consideration
  Public Sector Social concerns
• The Amount is guaranteed only by efficient
  utilisation in the HOW.

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PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CONSTRUCT IN CASE OF
COMMODITY GROUPINGS

• Necessary combination for
• The Type and Amount of commodity to be produced
  largely depends on Private Sector Investment
  based on the full chain from farm to table.
• Much planning is involved in how to respond to
  what the market wants.
• The Public Sectors role is to Maintain the
  Consumers interest or Food Security.
• Provides a competitive environment for scarce
  resources
• In terms of funding of resource e.g. Government
  funds channelled through commodity group who then
  can pay for resource.
• In terms of receiving resource e.g. against the
  other commodity groupings

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INTERACTION BETWEEN COMMODITY GROUPING AND
RESOURCE PROVIDER
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EXAMPLES IN FACILITATING CONSTRAINTS REMOVAL
THROUGH APPLICATION OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
CONSTRUCTS

• Research and Development Supply Source Mainly
  Public
• Commodity Group identifies their Technology needs
• Commodity Group applies for access to Public
  Funding
• Commodity Group purchases R D service from the
  Research and Development Resource Provider
• Financing and Increased Investment. Supply
  Source Mainly Public
• Determination of Size and Use of Modernization
  Fund.
• Commodity Groups compete for Funding.
• Allocation Guided by Bankability of Investment
  Project
• Sustained by Returns on Investment

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EXAMPLES IN FACILITATING CONSTRAINTS REMOVAL
THROUGH APPLICATION OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
CONSTRUCTS (CONTD)

• Transportation Supply Source Mainly Private
• Commodity Groups must combine projects if not
  feasible enough individually, to attract resource
  (in this case transportation)
• Commodity Group could seek Government Support in
  terms of fiscal or other incentives to Resource
  Provider.

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IN SUMMARY
The Jagdeo Initiative Extension Helps The Member
States To efficiently Help The Farmers To
Accelerate Production Towards Increased
Agriculture GDP.

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Thank You