TBT Programme Provides Opportunities for Growth for Caribbean SMEs
Participants at the Third Caribbean Agribusiness Forum The Third Caribbean Agribusiness Forum concluded its two-day programme at the Radisson Trinidad on Monday, and has provided greater insights for operators of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the food processing sector in particular, to maximise on gaining access to foreign markets. This year’s event, hosted by the Caribbean Agri-Business Association (CABA), was supported by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. It was held under the banner “Strengthening the Caribbean Agribusiness Sector and Expanding Markets Through SMEs Business Development”. One of the key highlights of this year’s event was the presentation and findings by the various stakeholders of the TBT Programme, which seeks to overcome technical barriers to trade. These non-tariff barriers focused on SMEs operating under international standards in order to access