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The Political Commitment
To Food Security In The
Caribbean
By Honorable Saboto Caesar
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries,
Rural Transformation and Industry
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Map of the Caribbean
Economy of St. Vincent and
the Grenadines
Population size: 110,000

Characterized as a highly migrant
population
Agriculture backbone of the economy
Banana production
Root crops
Tourism
Tree crops

Fisheries sector
Achievement in Zero-Hunger
Years

Percentage(%) of
population

Number of persons

1990 – 1992

19.2

21,000

1995

20

22,000

2000-2002

10.6

11,000

2005 – 2007

6.7

7,000

2010 – 2012

4.9

5,000
International FAO Recognition

In 2013 FAO recognized 18 countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan,

Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Peru, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand,
Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam).
Millennium Development Goal (MDG), No. 1, of halving the
proportion of hungry people
World Food Summit (WFS) goal set in 1996, of reducing by half the
total number of undernourished people between 1990 – 1992 and
2010 – 2012.
Towards Zero Hunger and
Undernourishment
Zero Hunger Project St. Vincent and the
Grenadines
Continue multi-sectoral initiatives in agriculture,
education, heath, social development and rural
transformation
Identify everyone of the 5000 persons who is in
the undernourished category
Towards Zero Hunger and
Undernourishment
Refine the National Food Production Plan.
Targeted resources would be made available
within the overall policy for economic growth and
food security.

Ensure that the safety net/social protection
provisions take care of the deserving and not the
undeserving
Towards Zero Hunger and
Undernourishment

Coordinate optimally work between the Ministry
of Agriculture and all relevant stakeholder

Mobilize the entire country behind the Zero
Hunger Project.
Towards Zero Hunger and
Undernourishment
Work assiduously with all developmental
partners, such as the Caribbean Development
Bank, OECS, CARICOM, FAO, World Bank,
Petro Caribe (including Petro Alimentos) and
ALBA

Establish a multi-sectoral, inter-ministerial
National Committee for the Zero Hunger Project
under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
THE END

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

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Saboto Caesar - The political commitment to food security in the Caribbean

  • 1. The Political Commitment To Food Security In The Caribbean By Honorable Saboto Caesar Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation and Industry St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • 2. Map of the Caribbean
  • 3. Economy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Population size: 110,000 Characterized as a highly migrant population Agriculture backbone of the economy Banana production Root crops Tourism Tree crops Fisheries sector
  • 4. Achievement in Zero-Hunger Years Percentage(%) of population Number of persons 1990 – 1992 19.2 21,000 1995 20 22,000 2000-2002 10.6 11,000 2005 – 2007 6.7 7,000 2010 – 2012 4.9 5,000
  • 5. International FAO Recognition In 2013 FAO recognized 18 countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Peru, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam). Millennium Development Goal (MDG), No. 1, of halving the proportion of hungry people World Food Summit (WFS) goal set in 1996, of reducing by half the total number of undernourished people between 1990 – 1992 and 2010 – 2012.
  • 6. Towards Zero Hunger and Undernourishment Zero Hunger Project St. Vincent and the Grenadines Continue multi-sectoral initiatives in agriculture, education, heath, social development and rural transformation Identify everyone of the 5000 persons who is in the undernourished category
  • 7. Towards Zero Hunger and Undernourishment Refine the National Food Production Plan. Targeted resources would be made available within the overall policy for economic growth and food security. Ensure that the safety net/social protection provisions take care of the deserving and not the undeserving
  • 8. Towards Zero Hunger and Undernourishment Coordinate optimally work between the Ministry of Agriculture and all relevant stakeholder Mobilize the entire country behind the Zero Hunger Project.
  • 9. Towards Zero Hunger and Undernourishment Work assiduously with all developmental partners, such as the Caribbean Development Bank, OECS, CARICOM, FAO, World Bank, Petro Caribe (including Petro Alimentos) and ALBA Establish a multi-sectoral, inter-ministerial National Committee for the Zero Hunger Project under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
  • 10. THE END THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Thus, between 1990 – 1992, and 2010 – 2012 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the proportion of the under-nourished fell from 19.2 percent to 4.9 percent; and the absolute number of under-nourished persons dropped from twenty one thousand (21,000) to five thousand (5,000)
  2. The 18 countries which have secured these remarkable twin-achievements are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Peru, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
  3. , including farmers, fisherfolk, and their representative organizations, to make certain that the agreed plans for quality food production and distribution are implemented properly.