With the support of the European Union and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dominica is now working to establish a new national agro-processing facility that will bolster the food value chain, improve quality standards, and broaden access to export markets.
Details of this initiative were presented on Wednesday during the launch of the “Development of a Comprehensive Proposal for the Establishment of a National Multi-purpose Agro-processing Facility Project”, a one-year initiative financed by the European Union (EU) and managed by the CDB.
The Project, valued at EURO 158,710, is supported through the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) Standby Facility for Capacity Building.
A release from the CDB said that the new initiative marks the first phase of the establishment of the new national agro-processing facility in Dominica. It begins an ‘end-to-end’ business design and management framework that will result in the development of a comprehensive sustainability plan.
