Saint Lucia

GreenToCompete Hubs
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First name
Simon
Last name
Balfe

Sustainable Development Goals

This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ITC T4SD Hubs act as a <strong>one-stop shop offering integrated sustainability solutions supporting SMEs to transition to a green economy</strong>. The T4SD Hubs are a 5 year project implemented in 7 countries/regions: the Caribbean, Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Nepal, Peru and Viet Nam.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The offering of the T4SD Hubs is structured around 5 thematic areas under which awareness raising workshops, e-learnings and customized coaching programmes are offered to <strong>build the business case for implementing sustainable business practices:&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">These thematic areas include:</span></p><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Compliance with Voluntary Sustainability Standards&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Resource efficiency and circular production&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Climate resilience&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Positioning sustainable products in the international market&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Access to green finance&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Besides the piloting of the service offering to built the necessary technical capacity, the T4SD Hub team supports the T4SD Hub hosts in building the needed management capacity and structures to roll out the service offering.</span></p>

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St. Lucia: Strengthening the institutional infrastructure for export promotion
Contact
First name
Matias
Last name
Urrutigoity
Email
urrutigoity@intracen.org
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Sustainable Development Goals

This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

<p>This project is strengthening the capabilities of TEPA (St Lucia&apos;s Trade Export Promotion Agency) and its network of TISIs to provide coherent capacity building programmes for potential and incipient exporters aligned with the newly designed &ldquo;Tastes of Saint Lucia&rdquo; brand. In addition, the project also seeks to build the capacity of public and private institutions to jointly develop, under the leadership of TEPA, a dynamic plan of action that will ensure the sustainable development of the export sectors. The plan provides a roadmap of activities to address Saint Lucia&apos;s main supply-side, business environment and market entry constraints while building on existing opportunities.</p><p>A Strategic Trade Development Roadmap has been finalized and validated by relevant stakeholders including list of constraints analysis, strategic objectives, five priority sectors (Information and Communication Technology; Creative Industries; Tourism; Food and Beverages; and Renewable Energy) and four trade support functional strategies (Trade Facilitation and logistics; Innovation; Skills development and educational services; and Access to Finance).</p><p>ITC&rsquo;s unique and recognized expertise for reinforcing TEPA&rsquo;s capabilities as a national trade and investment support institution translated into a solid and improved understanding of TEPA&rsquo;s strengths and challenges and informed several strategic changes done by the organization. This support facilitated first-hand access and exposure to unrivalled knowledge and innovations regarding management of trade support institutions, but also introducing TEPA to a regional and global network of top performing trade and investment support institutions through the participation into several events and networking activities.</p><p>The re-design of the &ldquo;Tastes of Saint Lucia&rdquo; (ToSL) brand has created a lasting impact. ITC worked with TEPA to adapt and convert the agency&rsquo;s &ldquo;Taste of Saint Lucia&rdquo; (TOSL) trademark into a sustainable and commercial brand that will be carried by approved Saint Lucian products and services in export markets. <span>&nbsp;</span>These activities included: i) The creation of an umbrella branding, comprising the development of a strategy and guidelines for its implementation; ii) The formation of a National Brand Committee established to manage the Export Brand, and defined policies for the brand roll out; and ii) The organization of several promotional activities on the island, with key markets via online and at a trade events in the UK.&nbsp;</p><p>These activities have resulted in: 10 companies have made enquiries for the use of the trademark; four products were included in a pilot exercise carrying the new &ldquo;Taste of Saint Lucia&rdquo; Brand are now being sold at a number of outlets on the island; and Significant increase in Website and Social Media traffic.&nbsp;</p>

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External ID
A332
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Caribbean: Development of value added products and intra-regional trade to enhance livelihoods from coconuts II
Contact
First name
William
Last name
Castro Rodriguez
Email
wcastro@intracen.org
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Boosting the Caribbean’s coconut sector from farm to fork 

 

ITC’s Alliances for Action, together with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and partners, has been working since 2015 to mobilize investment, revive the food growing industry, boost the incomes of small-scale farmers and processors in the region.  

We began with the coconut sector, bringing in needed investment, ramping up the farmers’ productive and commercial capacities, and increasing small firms’ competitiveness. Farmers have learned new crops and are now intercropping with other foods, such as bananas. 

Coconut farmers, small firms and the region at large have also become economically stronger by tapping into local, regional and international markets. This has boosted their resilience to climate change, diversified their income and will help them survive the economic shock if a single product collapses. 

Our current project phase replicates this model across the Caribbean where we will continue to emphasize public and private partnerships from ‘farm to fork’: from growing to processing, to marketing and market access. 

Reviving the coconut industry will increase food availability and the incomes of small-scale farmers and processing firms.
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Learning a new crop is a challenge. I like the idea of being part of a community – where we can get the information we need and help each other be better at what we do.
Learning a new crop is a challenge. I like the idea of being part of a community – where we can get the information we need and help each other be better at what we do.
Jenny Banelino
A Dominican family farming organization that produces bananas and intercrops with coconuts and other commodities for crop and income resilience.
A Dominican family farming organization that produces bananas and intercrops with coconuts and other commodities for crop and income resilience.
Post-COVID, the government is encouraging people to buy from local farmers, to both avoid waste and stop the local economy from collapsing. People are also realizing that what we need to do for resilience is to make our country food secure and see how farmers can get the most out of their acreage with crop diversity.
Post-COVID, the government is encouraging people to buy from local farmers, to both avoid waste and stop the local economy from collapsing. People are also realizing that what we need to do for resilience is to make our country food secure and see how farmers can get the most out of their acreage with crop diversity.
Dr. Wayne Myrie
Coconut Industry Board
The Coconut Industry Board in Jamaica is responsible for monitoring and informing the Government of Jamaica of the state of the coconut industry,advising growers of agronomic best practices and providing quality planting materials.
The Coconut Industry Board in Jamaica is responsible for monitoring and informing the Government of Jamaica of the state of the coconut industry,advising growers of agronomic best practices and providing quality planting materials.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

<p>The overall objective of the Action (Alliances for Coconut Industry Development for the Caribbean Phase II) is to enhance competitiveness of small-scale farmers in coconut value chains through more sustainable production and commercialization performance and better local, regional, and global markets integration. This involves the implementation of an integrated and coordinated approach that results in enhanced competitiveness and resilience for the farmers, MSMEs and VC operators involved in coconut and associated crops value chains.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" dir="LTR">The proposal takes into consideration the outcomes, lessons learned and experiences gained during the implementation of phase I and aims to consolidate and increase its impact, scale, scope and sustainability. Following ITC&rsquo;s participatory process, phase II project proposal was officially endorsed by the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and by the CARIFORUM Directorate.</p>

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Ghana: Developing cocoa and associated crops through the Sankofa Project empowered by Alliances for Action
Eswatini: Promoting growth through competitive alliances II
ACP Business-friendly: Supporting value chains through inclusive policies, investment promotion and alliances
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B407
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Small island developing states
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ITC recognizes that small island developing states (SIDS) face an unique set of challenges, particularly their vulnerability to external shocks. ITC works with SIDS to improve their export performance through regional collaboration, focused sectoral programmes, institutional support and strengthening the private sector. We also assist these states to trade mainly agricultural products that are attractive to niche markets that demand products proven to be sustainable economically, socially and environmentally.

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Latin America and The Caribbean
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ITC supports interregional trade in Latin American and Caribbean countries as the most conducive to productive and export diversification. Investment in trade facilitation, sustainable production and digitalisation of commerce will propel the region forward and contribute to gender equality. ITC’s programmes specifically  foster the creation of quality employment for women and female-led enterprise in international trade in the region.

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