Formulation of Sustainable Agriculture Development Project in Suriname - TCP/SUR/3601
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Agriculture is key to Suriname, the smallest independent country in South America. The sector employs around 8 percent of the total labour force, and a sharp decline in large-scale agricultural production, combined with falling competitiveness, has contributed to a severe economic recession. The agriculture and food trade balance is quickly widening as a result of the recent decline in international markets/prices for the country’s main exports, i.e. oil, gold, aluminium, and the Government is facing serious economic and political challenges to increase employment, reform the public sector and improve socioeconomic living conditions for the population. Agriculture is a priority area for the Government, but limited land resources (less than 10 percent of the land is suitable for agriculture) and water management issues risk constraining the future development of the sector. Within this context, through the Suriname-European Union National Indicative Programme (NIP), the European Commission allocated USD 15 million (EUR 13 million) for the Suriname Agriculture Market Access Project (SAMAP). The SAMAP would focus on enhancing the output, competitiveness and safe production of selected crops by creating an enabling environment and enhancing the capacities of the private sector and institutions. The Government of Suriname requested FAO support for the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries on the full design, development and formulation of the necessary project design documents and budget for the approvalof the SAMAP.