Linking Farmers and Agro-processors to the Tourism Industry in the Eastern Caribbean

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作者：

Jansen, Hans

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23669

关键词：

SKILLS;  AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;  FISH;  AGRICULTURAL GROWTH;  MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE;  EQUIPMENT;  PRODUCTION;  FRUIT JUICES;  HAZARDS;  PACKAGING;  BREAD;  FOOD CONSUMPTION;  REFRIGERATION;  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;  FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY;  AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT;  WINE;  INFORMATION;  FOOD QUALITY;  CASSAVA;  FOOD POLICY;  MANGOES;  JUICES;  MANGO;  DAIRY;  AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION;  IFPRI;  TOMATOES;  HUNGER;  FUNDS;  PLANT DISEASES;  WATER RESOURCES;  INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE;  SUPERMARKET;  AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES;  KNOWLEDGE;  NEW TECHNOLOGIES;  PLANTS;  CEREALS;  DISEASES;  FOOD POLICY RESEARCH;  LABELING;  ENERGY SOURCES;  AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY;  SOFT DRINKS;  PRODUCTS;  NUTMEG;  LOGISTICS;  FOOD REQUIREMENTS;  CONTAINERS;  NGOS;  MARKETING;  FRUITS;  VEGETABLES;  HAZARD;  RESEARCH;  LIVESTOCK;  PERISHABILITY;  EXTENSION;  HISTORY;  FARMERS;  CHOCOLATE;  COCOA;  FOOD PRODUCTS;  NUT;  CROPS;  FOOD PRODUCTION;  ACCESS TO INFORMATION;  DAIRY PRODUCTS;  BEEF;  FOOD SECURITY;  SPICES;  EXTENSION SERVICES;  AQUACULTURE;  FOOD STOCKS;  BIOLOGY;  HYGIENE;  FRUIT;  AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION;  CANADA;  AGRICULTURAL MARKETING;  AGRICULTURE;  BEVERAGES;  INCOMES;  AGENCIES;  PRIVATE SECTOR;  COLD CHAIN;  EGGS;  FARMERS MARKETS;  SEAFOOD;  FOOD;  TROPICAL FRUITS;  PORK;  CONDIMENTS;  FOOD DEMAND;  MANAGEMENT;  FOOD IMPORTS;  FISHERIES;  FOOD LOSSES;  DEMAND FOR FOOD;  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;  POTATOES;  LAND;  CHEESE;  EDUCATION;  SUPERMARKETS;  FARMS;  BANANAS;  FOOD SAFETY;  FOOD SUPPLY;  PROCESSED FOODS;  MEAT;  PACKING;  EXTRACTS;  FEED;  APPLES;  MEATS;  RESTAURANTS;  RICE;  FUNDING;  AGRICULTURAL;  FOOD PRICES;  FOOD PROCESSING;  JAMS;  TECHNOLOGIES;  RURAL DEVELOPMENT;  FLOUR;  FOODS;  SUGAR;  Report;  Rapport;  Informe; 

年份：

2015

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

The main objective of this Economic and Sector Work (ESW) is to identify opportunities for stronger linkages between domestic agricultural supply chains and the tourism sector in the OECS, and to outline priority interventions with potential to strengthen these linkages. Since this topic has been analyzed in a number of studies, the approach for this ESW is not to conduct yet another comprehensive study. Instead, the goal is to validate and build on previous work through detailed field interviews with a selected sample of ‘game changers in the private and public sectors, and to come up with priority areas of focus and investments. The continued focus on strengthening the agriculture-tourism linkages is appropriate given the unexploited possibilities for increasing the share of locally sourced food purchased by the tourism sector and reducing the growing food import bill. The studies also identified specific types of food with potential to satisfy demand from the tourism sector. Both studies caution, however, that the potential for local production to replace imports is limited, given the regions agro-climatic conditions and price competitiveness. The World Bank, FAO study estimated that the scope to substitute tourism import demand by local produce is limited to around 11 percent of hotel food imports, equivalent to approximately 2 percent of the total food import bill. The study estimated that the annual ‘leakage of the tourism sector in fresh products could be reduced by about US$10 million, arguing that local and regional markets have greater potential to lower the food import bill.