Cassava sector gets technical assessment

Cassava production in the Kalinago Territory

The Government of Dominica, with the assistance of the Government of Colombia, will be undertaking a Technical Assessment of the cassava sector in Dominica from April 28-May 05, 2018.

The activities have been designed with the main objective of starting a process of obtaining valid, reliable information about the current status of the cassava agro-productive chain in Dominica, with the purpose of identifying entry points that can be used for promoting south-south technological collaboration between the Governments of Dominica and Colombia, that can contribute to improve the competitiveness of the cassava sector.

All activities are to be held at the St. Cyr Resource Center in the Kalinago Territory.

The activity will be conducted through meetings with different stakeholders of the cassava agro-productive value chain, to discuss:
• The state of the art of cassava production and processing systems that are used currently
• Updated information about recent developments in technologies for cassava production, processing and utilization

The first day of the activity, will include working sessions, during which representatives of Institutions that have been working with cassava, in different aspects (production, processing, utilization, product & market development, training and technical assistance), will present an updated situation of the cassava crop.

These presentations will be complemented by presentations made by the representative of Clayuca from Colombia. Cassava farmer’s groups that are producing and processing cassava are encouraged to participate.

During the second and third day, the activities will focus on visits to farmers’ fields, small-scale agro-industries, research and technology transfer institutions, and other institutions that are participating in activities related to the cassava agro-productive chain.

On the final day, a working session will be conducted to initiate the formulation of a Preliminary Action Plan, based on the different subjects addressed during the first three days with a selected group of technical personnel and farmer’s groups.

This first draft of an Action Plan will be used as a tool to determine the way forward in the cooperation between Dominica and Colombia.

For more information about Cassava Cultivation and processing in the Kalinago Territory please contact: 266-3377/3556/ 245-3768

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4 Comments

  1. April 26, 2018

    Hurra, thats what Skerrit dem call production :-D :-D :-D

  2. mine
    April 26, 2018

    Wow ! I have not had this in decades, which i could get some.

  3. April 26, 2018

    Sector? The photo above is all of it.

    • Ms. Francis
      April 26, 2018

      :) :-D :-D :-D :-D hahahah. I agree.
      Just look at the ancient unhygienic way of food production in the pic and they call it a “cassava sector”. Lordddddd have mercy

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