Haimwant Persaud

Designation: Agriculture Sub Committee

Terms of Reference

Agriculture Sub-Committee

To engage all relevant stakeholders in a way that would enable the country to realize its full agricultural potential with the objective of being the bread basket of the Caribbean.

To develop positions and make recommendations to the PSC’s Executive Management Committee and Council on matters relating to agricultural development.

  To be responsible for the PSC’s interfacing with the Ministry of Agriculture and other relevant Ministries, technical supporting institutions and donor agencies.

 To mobilize private sector members to play a more pro-active role in agriculture development including non-traditional crops, livestock and aquaculture.

 To co-ordinate efforts to provide private sector operatives with advice on production techniques, husbandry practices and market exploration and promotion.

To develop the capacity to advise private-sector farmers on the development of agribusiness plans.

Promote dialogue with financial institutions to encourage investments in agriculture and develop the capacity for project execution.

Assist in the development of quality assurance standards to enhance competitiveness of primary agricultural products and value-added commodities.

Advise on the promotion and development of export marketing requirements including sanitary and phytosanitary standards.