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Establishment and development of a regional
agricultural policy network in the Caribbean
This study from the University of the West Indies for CTA,
aims to develop a networking strategy geared towards improving
access to relevant information by regional agricultural policy
stakeholders in the CARIFORUM/CARICOM countries of the Caribbean.
It presents:
- An assessment of the environment in which Caribbean regional
agricultural policies are being conducted.
- A description of regional agricultural policy processes.
- A listing and description of the major stakeholder groups
involved in regional agricultural policy development.
- An analysis of the information and communication requirements
and issues for regional agricultural policies.
- A set of recommendations for regional policy networking.
Resource constraints at a national level, weak national and
regional networks and differences in the administrative and
geographic levels at which regional decisions are made are
identified as factors resulting in a number of deficiencies
with regard to communication and information exchange between
stakeholders in the region. These include limited opportunities
for information exchange and consultation outside of formal
meetings and limited collection, availability and sharing
of relevant data and other information.
The authors argue that the national and regional institutions
involved must make a common commitment to establishing a sustainable
regional network, with agreed objectives and goals, fed by
national networks in member countries. The final sections
of the report go on to make specific recommendations for the
structure, management priorities and principle themes of this
network in order to make it effective, relevant and sustainable.
(From Eldis)
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