Published 27 October 2022
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St Kitts and Nevis News Source
STAFF FROM AGRICULTURE MINISTRY REPRESENT ST. KITTS AT GCF POLICY
MAKERS WORKSHOP (Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 26, 2022):
Liasion Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Cooperatives,
Tonisha Weekes and Quarantine Officer at the Department of Agriculture, Jeanelle Kelly
represented St. Kitts at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Policy Makers workshop recently held in
St. Lucia.
The two-day workshop took place from 19-20 October 2022.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is currently implementing its
CARICOM AgREADY project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
This project aims to strengthen the foundation for a climate-responsive agricultural sector in the
The Caribbean. The AgREADY project seeks to raise the profile of the agricultural sector in GCF’s
climate financing prioritization processes by implementing an evidence-based and inter-sectoral
strategy for developing and rebranding Caribbean agriculture as “low-emissions”, to enhance
market opportunities and attract private sector investments.
The CARICOM AgReady project has completed key deliverables at the national and regional
level and hosted a regional workshop targeted at policy/decision makers from each participating
country.
This two-day workshop covered key findings from each study, the implications of the results for
the regions, the importance of activities and tools the project has helped to develop or apply, and
how those tools can help to support decision-making.
