Despite the Caribbean region’s slow recovery from the global economic recession, U.S. farm exports to the region increased by 2.9 percent in 2010. The Caribbean has always been extremely receptive towards U.S. farm exports, but it remains to be seen how several regional initiatives, related to a common agricultural trade policy, food security, food safety norms, and biotechnology, will affect the regulatory environment for U.S. products.
This study presents cassava’s trends in production, trade, and utilization for Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. This report also analyses the constraints and opportunities for system development in these countries.
Despite the Caribbean region’s slow recovery from the global economic recession, U.S. farm exports to the region increased by 2.9 percent in 2010. The Caribbean has always been extremely receptive towards U.S. farm exports, but it remains to be seen how several regional initiatives, related to a common agricultural trade policy, food security, food safety norms, and biotechnology, will affect the regulatory environment for U.S. products.
