Caribbean AgTech Investment Opportunities

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit, 2021

| SAINT LUCIA

IWECO -Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States Department of Agriculture Public Sector The project seeks to contribute towards arresting and reversing current trends in land degradation which in the Caribbean, is aggravated by deforestation and unsustainable land management particularly in the more mountainous areas and other landscapes with fragile soils that are vulnerable to degradation. Estimated Investment Cost: US$729,685 Mode of Investment: Joint Venture

Enhancement of the Efficiency of Production-Distribution Supply Chain of Fruit and Vegetable Sector in Saint Lucia Department of Agriculture Public Sector The project seeks to create an enabling environment for the increased production of selected agricultural commodities in order to help in the reduction of Saint Lucia’s food import bill. The project focuses on the increase in the domestic supply of eight crops; cabbage, tomato, lettuce, sweet pepper, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew and pineapple. Estimated Investment Cost: US$2,402,407 Mode of Investment: Joint Venture

Email: Karl.augustine@govt.lc Website: www.doaslu.govt.lc

Email: adline.eudovic@govt.lc Website: www.doaslu.govt.lc

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