Agriculture and Fisheries. The aim of cooperation shall be to:
(a) modernise and restructure agriculture and fisheries through methods including the modernisation of infrastructure and equipment, the development of packaging and storage techniques and the improvement of private distribution and marketing chains;
(b) diversify output and external markets;
(c) achieve cooperation in health, plant health and growing techniques.
Agriculture and Fisheries. The aims of cooperation shall be:
(a) to support policies aiming to diversify production;
(b) to reduce food dependency;
(c) to promote a form of agriculture which pays due regard to the environment;
(d) to establish closer relations between enterprises, groupings and professional organisations of the two Parties;
(e) to provide assistance and technical training; support for agronomic research, advisory services, agricultural education and technical training of staff in the agricultural sector;
(f) to harmonise phytosanitary and veterinary standards;
(g) to support integrated rural development, including improvement of basic services and development of ancillary economic activities, particularly in the regions affected by the eradication of illicit crops;
(h) cooperation between rural areas, exchange of experience and know-how on rural development;
(i) development of sea fishing and aquaculture;
(j) development of packaging, storage and marketing techniques; and the improvement of distribution channels;
(k) to develop agricultural water resources;
(l) to develop the forestry sector, especially in the fields of reafforestation, forest fire prevention, forest pasture and combating desertification;
(m) to develop agricultural mechanisation and promotion of agricultural service cooperatives;
(n) to strengthen the agricultural credit system.
Agriculture and Fisheries. Cooperation shall be aimed at:
(a) the modernisation and restructuring of agriculture and fisheries, including: the modernisation of infrastructures and of equipment; the development of packaging, storage and marketing techniques; the improvement of private distribution channels;
(b) the diversification of production and of external outlets, inter alia through the encouragement of joint ventures in the agri-business sector;
(c) the promotion of cooperation in veterinary and phytosanitary matters and in growing techniques, with the objective of facilitating trade between the Parties. In this regard, the Parties shall exchange information.
Agriculture and Fisheries. The Contracting Parties agree to promote cooperation in agriculture, including horticulture and food processing and in fisheries, including fish processing. To this end in a spirit of cooperation and goodwill and taking into account the laws of both Parties on such issues, they undertake to examine in particular:
(a) the opportunities for increasing trade in agricultural and fishery products;
(b) health, plant and animal health and environmental measures to prevent them hindering trade;
(c) the linkage between agriculture and the rural environment;
(d) agricultural and fishery research.
Agriculture and Fisheries. The objective of cooperation under this heading will mainly be the modernization and restructuring, where necessary, of agriculture and fisheries. This includes modernization of infrastructures and of equipment; the development of packaging, storage and marketing techniques; and the improvement of distribution channels. It will be geared more especially to: - the development of stable markets, - support for policies to diversify production and exports and external outlets, - reduction of food dependency, - promotion of environment-friendly agriculture and fisheries, taking particular account of the need for conservation and rational management of fisheries, - closer relations on a voluntary basis between business groups and organizations representing trades and professions, - technical assistance and training, - harmonization of phytosanitary and veterinary standards, - integrated rural development including improvement of basic services and the development of associated economic activities, and - cooperation among rural regions and exchange of experience and know-how concerning rural development.
Agriculture and Fisheries. 1. The Parties agree to encourage cooperation in the fields of agriculture and fisheries, including horticulture and maricul- ture. On the basis of discussions about their respective agricul- tural and fisheries policies the Parties will study:
(a) the possibilities for increased trade in agricultural products and fish products;
(b) the effect on trade of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and measures relating to the environment;
(c) the links between agriculture and the rural environment;
(d) research in the fields of agriculture and fisheries, including horticulture and mariculture.
2. As appropriate, the provisions of paragraph 1 apply to products and services in the related agricultural processing industry.
3. The Parties undertake to comply with the terms of the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the WTO and are willing to enter into consultations, on request of either of them, to discuss the proposals from the other Party on the application and the harmonisation of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, taking into consideration the standards agreed on in other international organisations such as OIE, IPPC and Codex Alimentarius.
Agriculture and Fisheries. Cooperation shall be aimed at the modernisation and restructuring, where necessary, of the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. It shall in particular be aimed at: — support for policies geared to developing and diversifying production, — food security, — integrated rural development, including improvement of basic services and development of ancillary economic activities, — promoting environmentally-friendly forms of agriculture and fisheries, — the evaluation and rational management of natural resources, — establishing closer relations, on a voluntary basis, between enterprises, groupings and professional organisations representing the agricultural, fisheries and agri-business sectors, — technical assistance and training, — harmonising phytosanitary and veterinary standards and checks, — cooperation between rural areas, exchange of experience and know-how on rural development, — support for privatisation, — the evaluation and rational management of fish stocks, — support for research programmes.
Agriculture and Fisheries. Article 1 – Objectives 1. The Parties agree that the fundamental objective of this Agreement is the sustainable development and the eradication of poverty in CARIFORUM States, and the smooth and gradual integration of these economies into the global economy. In the agricultural and fisheries sectors, this Agreement should contribute to increasing the competitiveness of production, processing and trade in agricultural and fishery products in both traditional and non-traditional sectors, between the Parties, consistent with the sustainable management of natural resources.
Agriculture and Fisheries. Overview of agriculture and fisheries provisions
