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Case study

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1 Executive
Summary...............................................................................................................................................3

1.1 Introduction and

Background..............................................................................................................................3

1.2 Issues & Challenges and Research

Methodologies .............................................................................................4

1.3 The Main

Findings ...............................................................................................................................................4

In general most of the above refers also to fisherfolk in as far as it relates to their behaviour, the
assistance

delivered to them and their capacity to receive and optimise use of this
assistance. .............................................9

1.4
CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................................
...10

1.5
RECOMMENDATIONS.....................................................................................................................................
...11
2 Introduction and
Background .............................................................................................................................14

2.1
Background.....................................................................................................................................................
...14

2.2 Overall
Objectives .............................................................................................................................................15

2.3 The Scope of

Work ............................................................................................................................................16

2.4 Saint Lucia Agricultural

Industry........................................................................................................................17

2.5 Current Situation Disaster Risk

Mitigation ........................................................................................................19

3 Main Findings/Main Questions

Answered ....................................................................................................21

3.1 Government’s definition and objectives for a natural disaster risk management programme for small
scale

farers. .............................................................................................................................................................
.........21

3.2 Efficiencies of past natural disaster

mitigation/compensation.........................................................................23

3.3 Assessment of ongoing programmes activities (Red Cross NEMO etc.) in DRM aimed at the farming

community. ....................................................................................................................................................
.........23

3.4. Current Financial System and Farmers Access to the instruments provided by the
institutions.....................24

3.5 Summary of Farmers’ (and fishers) perceptions of/ on major areas of financing, disaster mitigation

programmes and access to assistance in this

regards. ...........................................................................................26

3.6 Methodology for implementation of capacity building/increased knowledge and awareness

programmes ..40

3.7 Capacity Building Needs in the Financial Sector aimed at increasing the sector’s preparedness and

willingness to extend efficient financial services to small farming

communities. ..................................................40
3.8 Improving the Government’s Extension Services in bridging the gap between the small farmers and
the

financial
sector. .......................................................................................................................................................41

3.9 Past and present initiatives in the field of crop

Insurance ................................................................................43

3.10.1. Risk Mitigation/ Management for the Development of Small Agriculture in St

Lucia ................................50

3.10.2 Prevention and mitigation strategies to reduce the probability of an adverse event occurring and
its

potential
impact. .....................................................................................................................................................53

4.0 CONCLUSION .........................................................ength-