The Caribbean region will soon have access to a US$250,000 special fund to assist in the goal to reduce its food imports by 2025.
This was announced by IICA Director General Manuel Otero in a release from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) which informed that it will create a Special Fund for the Caribbean to promote initiatives and actions aimed at assisting countries in the region in meeting the goal of reducing their multi-million dollar food import bill by 25% by 2025.
Otero stated, “This decision will enable IICA to facilitate greater integration among Caribbean countries through hemispheric partnerships and South-South and triangular cooperation projects that promote food and nutritional security. We are also deepening our commitment to improving the quality of life of people in the Caribbean.”