A new regional initiative aimed at strengthening agricultural trade across the Caribbean is underway following an inception meeting convened by the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) to develop harmonised sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards for priority agricultural commodities.

The initiative forms part of the project “Strengthening the Framework for Intra-Regional Trade in Agriculture Products,” funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The effort is expected to improve the regulatory environment governing agricultural trade within the region and help facilitate the safe movement of agricultural products between Caribbean countries.