Environmental policy and administrative management

The goal of the project is to demonstrate the use of community organic farming as a catalyst for sustainable land management and healthy lifestyles among community members in St. Philip, Barbados. The objectives are to: (i) establish a community organic farm to serve as an outdoor laboratory for promoting community organic farming in the communities in St. Philip; (ii) establish a minimum of 10 functioning backyard organic farming plots in St. Philip, within the next two years, as a means of increasing the available organic produce for local consumption and sale; (iii) create a strong linkage between organic produce and healthy lifestyles as a means of increasing the local demand for this produce; and (iv) develop and improve the capacity of the members of the organisation as a means of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall organisation. These objectives will be met by the implementation of five project activities as follows: (i) Establishment of a community organic farm (a demonstration farm); (ii) Establishment of a backyard organic farming programme; (iii) Public awareness and community outreach; (iv) Marketing and sale of organic produce; (v) Capacity building of the Grantee. This project will contribute to the outcomes of the Country Programme Strategy for Barbados and will assist the country in achieving its food security goals.

Barbados