Environmental policy and administrative management

This project comes from a small village in the interior of Barbados where a group of community people have formed a CBO to focus on sustainable farming activities. The goal of the project is to create a community aquaponics enterprise which sells aquaponics technology and produces organic food and fish for local consumption and sale". The objectives are to: (i) "develop and promote sound standards and a certification process for an aquaponics industry in Barbados"; (ii) develop the capacity of the Baird`s Village Aquaponics Association (BVAA) in the areas of organisational development, management and good governance in order to build a strong and cohesive group; (iii) establish and manage nine production units and one demonstration farm which will produce organic produce and fish for local consumption and sale; and (iv) develop and implement a production, sales and marketing strategy which will transform the BVAA into a successful small business enterprise. Project activities include: Training in group dynamics and development and management of Small Business Enterprise; Development of a Strategic Plan for the community business; Establishment of production units; Public awareness and education; and Business Development. By the end of the project it is expected that the Baird`s community would have contributed to reducing the causes of land degradation while contributing to food security in Barbados.

Barbados