Caribbean Farmers Network

The Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN) was formed in 2004 following exploratory discussions amongst farmer organizations in 2002.^[1] It is a regional network of Farmers' Associations and Non-governmental organizations in the Caribbean, with its headquarters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Members of CaFAN presently consist of farmer associations from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts/Nevis; St Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.^[2]

CaFAN's major focus is to support training for and information sharing amongst Caribbean farmers. It organises training workshops, study tours and other information sharing. It produces a regular newsletter and supports a weekly radio programme that is broadcast to the region’s farmers online. It has been active in mobilising resources from a variety of donor organizations including:^[3]

• The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
• The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• The Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN)^[4]
• Oxfam GB
• Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)^[5]

References

1. de Freitas, Claudette. "Exploring the potential of networks for empowerment of Caribbean agricultural producer groups through learning and collaboration". Retrieved 16 February 2016.
2. "About us". CaFAN. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
3. "Partners". CaFAN. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
4. "CaFAN Regional Value Chain Alliance Project". FAO. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
5. Pye-Smith, Charlie (2014). Stories of change: transforming lives through agricultural and rural development (PDF). Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA). p. 8. ISBN 978-92-9081-545-7. Retrieved 16 February 2016.