Caribbean AgTech Investment Opportunities

Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit, 2021

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR

Agriculture in the Turks and Caicos is done on a small scale with commercial producers supplying the major supermarkets and hotel industry. Several of the crop farmers will fall into the category of subsistence farming. The livestock industry is less developed however,

and

Poultry (Layers)

Goat Farming

are the main animals reared.

Incentives/Concessions for the Agricultural Sector:

We have seen the introduction of a broiler farmer, which would be the first Broiler Farm within the Turks and Caicos Islands. Crop Production is mainly soil based systems with three (3) existing hydroponic farms. Mainly short-term crops are grown for the domestic market only. The interest in greenhouse technology is growing and we expect that in the future this will be one of the main technology investments in the islands. The Turks and Caicos Islands being a Tourist destination, has a more developed horticulture industry which consists of Nursery and Landscaping. The striving Tourism sector has now opened the opportunity to develop agro-tourism linkages and this is being explored as the way forward to make agriculture sustainable and reduce the food importation Bill with the aim to attain Food Sovereignty and Food Security.

The present incentive support available to registered farmers are: • Duty exemptions on agricultural inputs e.g., equipment, machinery, building materials for farm infrastructure, processing aids • Reduced work permit fees - as the agriculture work force are migrants • Waivers on Planning fees - these are for farms that require infrastructure For further information, please visit our website: www.investturksandcaicos.tc

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