Promotion of Sustainable Crop Production through the Application of Organic Agricultural Methods for Sustainable Community Development
This project is being implemented in a highly vulnerable part of Saint Lucia with a high poverty rate, prone to disasters and made more susceptible due to the agricultural practices used in the past. As a result, the project aims at transitioning farmers to more organic and sustainable agricultural methods which will reduce forms of mass movement and use of toxic chemicals while also increasing market share over time. The project objective are to: (i) establish or transition a minimum of six (6) farms to organic systems; (ii) train a minimum of thirty (30) farmers in organic farming systems using the farmer field school training methodology; (iii) develop a Production and Marketing Information System (PMIS) for organic farming; (iv) identify and develop locally produced organic inputs; and (v) act as a catalyst to develop an Organic Certification System for National implementation within five (5) years
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Seed Foundation Inc.
Country:
Saint Lucia
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 44,960.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 107,407.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 72,341.00
Project Number:
STL/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/LD/14/02
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Standards will be applied and a Production and Marketing Information System will be developed. Markets for selling agricultural outputs will also be identified.
Gender Focus
The project does not have a gender focus but every effort will be made to give equitable access to training and project benefits to women and men.
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. Giles Romulus
Phone:
(758) 452-4900
Fax:
(758) 452-4900
Email:
Address
CARILEC Building, Desir Avenue, Sans Souci
Castries, The Caribbean, P.O. Box 8206 Choc
Castries, The Caribbean, P.O. Box 8206 Choc
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