Workshop on Small-Scale Farming in the Caribbean: "The Role of Cooperatives in Production: The Jamaican Experience", by Alvin Murray, President of the Christiana Potato growers Association, Jamaica.

1. CPGCA operates within a 50 Kilometer radius of
Christiana 5 parishes 26 districts 4000 active
members.

2. CPGCA
MISSION STATEMENT
To improve the life of the members,
by utilizing their united funds and
efforts for the better production,
processing, and marketing of
potatoes and/or any approved
product on co-operative lines and to
perform services in their interest in
the most sustainable and economical
way.
: Registered March 23, 1959

3. CPGCA
Community Renaissance
Through Diversification
& Technology
Providing Sustainable Services
enabling our members to make a
profit

12. Calories produced per Potatoes
litre of water
Corn
Wheat
Rice

15. We need our own seeds to plant at the best time and
saving foreign exchange

17. ANTI CANCER properties

19. FOOD
SECURITY

20. MARKETING OUR FARMERS PRODUCE

21. WORK
IN PROGRESS

22. Searching for New varieties : High yielding, Early maturing,
High Dry matter, with tolerance to, Drought, Heat, Salt,
Pests & Diseases.

23. ADDING VALUE from
would be waste

24. WEAKNESSES
1.Working Capital Inaccessible
2. Lack of Irrigation
3. High cost of Energy
4.Inadequate Extension Services
5.No Agricultural Insurance
6.Lack of Mechanization
7.Primary Production no Value addition.
8. High Indebtedness
9.Need for Staff and Staff Training
10. No Transport and Refrigerated Transport

25. A Co-operatives success can
lead to its Demise

26. The way forward
RENEW THE HILLSIDES
with
Lumber, Lychee, Macadamia Nuts,
Avocado and other fruit trees
Protected & Soiless Harvested rain water
Agriculture

27. THANK YOU
• MOAF, RADA, SRC, MPDC, MPC, JEA,
• JAMPRO, JBDC, DCFS, NUCS. JAS,
JBS. NPCB. SDC.
• CaFAN, CARDI, IICA. TTABA
• ALL ACP, EU, FAO, ITC, CFC, CDE, CTA,
USAID, CIDA.
• All Other Individuals, Supporters and
Sponsors