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Agricultural Development Strategy for Andean and

Caribbean Countries

January 2004

Inter-American Development Bank

By: Gabriel Montes (RE3EN3)

Inter-American Development Bank Inter-American Development Bank

Agricultural Development Strategy for Andean and

Caribbean Countries

Inter-American Development Bank

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Sustainable Economic Development of Rural Areas

OBJECTIVE

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Three Components:

Increase Investment in Rural Areas

Maintain competitiveness of farmers

Rural Poverty reduction

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1st Component: Invesment

Strengthen Legal Framework related to property Improve Legislation about financial institutions and

capital markets Development of investment funds for rural areas Labor training Farmer’s organization Support Contract Agriculture Support Agricultural Services: Technology

generation, extension and phitosanitary services.

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2nd Component: Support Rural Sector

Competetiveness

Demand Driven Extension and Technical Assistance Programs

Credit Supply for Small and Medium farmers

Support Marketing Services: Information and Business Advisory Services

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PROJECTS

Agricultural Development Strategy for

Andean Countries

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Projects: Colombia

Projects in execution: Land Administration, Irrigation development and alternative crops.

Projects in the Pipeline: Plant and Animal Health Services and Coffeee Sector Support.

Services will include: laboratory design and constructionand laboratory equipment; consultancy services in Food Safety.

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Projects: Ecuador

Projects in Execution:

PROMSA: Agricultural Research, Extension and Plant and Animal Health Services.

PRAT: Land Administration Services: GIS, Titling, Registry, Rural Development.

Project in the Pipeline:

Rural Advisory Services(includes Plant and Animal Health) (US$20 millions), including rural bussinesses promotion and contract agriculture; laboratory equipment and Food Safety consultancies services.

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Projects: Perú

Projects in Execution:

Plant and Animal Health Development for US$76 millions (1999) to conclude in 2004.

Land Titling Program II, (2001) aprobado en 2001

Projects in The Pipeline:Support Services for Rural Bussinesses: (US$20

millions): Bussiness promotion; institucional strengthening; Marketing support; information services.It will include consultancies to coordinate advisory services and to design information services.

Plant and Animal Health Services II: Focussed in Food Safety.

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Projects: Venezuela

Plant And Animal Health Program

Services: Laboratory design and equipment; consultancy services in

Food safety.

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PROJECTS

Agricultural Development Strategy for

Caribbean Countries

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Projects: Bahamas

In Execution Study on the assessment of competitiveness in agriculture.

The objective of the study will be to assess the current and potential competitiveness of the main agricultural subsectors, identifying constraints, possibilities and support required to improve the competitiveness of the sector. The study could be the basis for future interventions in the sector.

Future Land Management and Administration. The objective of

the operation will be to evaluate the tenure problems, assess land administration effectiveness of key agencies, identify policy and legislation needed, if possible draft it. This operation will be the basis for exploring the need to formulate a program on land administration and management.

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Projects: GuyanaBANK ACTIONS

Execution Agricultural Sector Loan. Policy program focuses

on the development of the framework on environment, rice, drainage and irrigation and land. Concluded in October 2001.

In Preparation Agricultural Support Services Program (US$15

million). The program includes rehabilitation of irrigation areas, land regularization, institutional strengthening of Drainage and irrigation and Land Offices, users participation in water management, and strengthening support services.

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Projects: Jamaica

BANK ACTIONSIn Execution Agricultural Support Services Program (US$22 million).

The program intends the strengthening of the basic support services supplied by the Government and private suppliers. It includes technology, plant and animal health and a productive project fund.

Land Administration and Management Project (US$12 million) to improve land allocation and management in selected areas

In Preparation National Irrigation Development Plan (US$15 million). The

program includes an investment component that will include actual construction or rehabilitation of a selected number of small and medium-size projects where the policy and legal/institutional measures would be tested.

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Projects: Trinidad and Tobago

In Execution

Agricultural Sector Reform Program TC (882/OC-TT). The remaining resources of the TC (US$4.5 millions) were proposed to be allocated in land administration, agribusiness development, and restructuration of the sugarcane corporation.

Future Land Adjudication Program (US$20 millions). The

purpose will include the regularization of tenure and issuance of agricultural leases.

 

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Projects: Suriname

ExecutedAgricultural Trade Program Loan Sector (11481/OC-SU).

Disbursed.  Preparation of a Land Management Program (TC-0201078-

SU). The technical cooperation has been approved in May 2002, to help in the design of a project to implement institutional and policy changes required supporting modern and transparent land management.

In Preparation Preparation of an Action Plan for the Privatization of Agro-

industries. The main objective of the Technical Cooperation Project is to support the government efforts to prepare an Action Plan for the Privatization of four parastatal agro-industries and to define the best strategy to transfer these entities to the private sector.