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Intra-ACP Agriculture Policy Programme (APP) with Focus on the Caribbean and Pacific: Contracts Awarded in 2016 over Euro 15,000

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The Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme, is a broad technical cooperation framework funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), which focuses on the two regions, Caribbean and the Pacific. The programme  supports the reduction and eradication of poverty in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries through sustainable development and successful integration of  enterprises in these economies into national, regional and, where appropriate, global markets. 

The Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy Programme, is a broad technical cooperation framework funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), which focuses on the two regions, Caribbean and the Pacific. The programme  supports the reduction and eradication of poverty in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries through sustainable development and successful integration of  enterprises in these economies into national, regional and, where appropriate, global markets. 

The Caribbean Action of the APP is being implemented by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in collaboration with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and the CARICOM Secretariat (CCS). A summary of the contracts awarded in 2016 greater than €15,000 can be found here.

For more information, email: appcaribbean@gmail.com   

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