Report title: Assessment Of The International Trade Pathway For Introduction Of IAS Into And Between Barbados And The OECS Via Agricultural Commodities, Used Equipment And Vehicles, Tyres And Wood And Wood Products
Date: September 2024
CAB International, Caribbean Regional Centre, Trinidad and Tobago
Authors: Phillip Taylor, Naitram Ramnanan, Joe Beeken, Janil Gore-Francis, Clyde I. Griffith, Nelson Laville, Thaddeus Peters, Kadian Banton, Quincy Bart, Cherrianne Johny, and Janiene Bramble
Under The Project: Preventing The COSTS Of IAS In Barbados And The OECS
Activity: 1.1.3.1 Risk Assessment For International Trade Developed And Published
Excerpt:
The countries of the Caribbean are heavily reliant on the import of food. Much of the fresh produce is imported from USA although smaller quantities arrive from Europe and South America. There is some internal trade of agricultural produce within the region and there is an ongoing drive by the region to decrease the amount of food imported with the aim to locally produce 25% of the region’s food by 2025.
The island nations of the Caribbean are particularly prone to invasive species due to their terrain, large coastline to area ratio and the amount of traffic which passes through the region. The role of an effective and functional phytosanitary system is extremely important for each island and for the wider region.
Read more in the report: Report of Intl Trade Risk Assessment-Barbados and the OECS (PDF)