8B886FDC-F4F2-4A69-83CB-17AA85C8E87A
Back to Project Preparation Grants
ALT
Improving the implementation of food safety standards in Saint Lucia
STDF/PPG/970
Start:
01/07/2024
6FFAFBB1-34FA-40E7-8F6A-0F56DEA39B01
Status
Ongoing
FF766E94-8490-4D70-AC75-633A89F5FC4F
Project value (US$)
39,800
24A0AE9C-F305-4C2F-9712-1E1F25761E9D
STDF Contribution (US$)
39,800
Beneficiaries
Saint Lucia
Show more
Implementing entities
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Show more
Partners
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
Show more

The purpose of this PPG is to prepare a project proposal to enhance the national food safety system and the capacity of MSMEs to meet food safety standards. This will improve access to existing and potential regional and international markets. The focus will be on sea moss, an export product with increasing global demand. It is expected that the resulting project proposal include training on food safety standards, hazard analysis critical control point systems, and good manufacturing practices (GMPs) to enhance the capacity of farmers, producers and traders to meet international food safety standards. 

Saint Lucia's key agricultural products include sea moss, honey, coconuts, cocoa, and various fresh fruits and vegetables such as bananas, breadfruit, plantains, and soursop. The country benefits from duty-free and quota-free market access to several high-value markets, including the United States, Canada, the EU, the United Kingdom, and neighbouring Caribbean islands in CARICOM. This access is enjoyed primarily by large manufacturers in the country's agro-processing sector. Other agro-processors, specifically Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with export potential, cannot access these markets due to their inability to meet the SPS requirements of the importing countries, particularly those regarding food safety standards. 

Beneficiaries
380AA7FE-FF76-4962-A05B-0B7106D0A4E9
Saint Lucia
Close
Partners
380AA7FE-FF76-4962-A05B-0B7106D0A4E9
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
Close
Implementing Entities
380AA7FE-FF76-4962-A05B-0B7106D0A4E9
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Close