Transcript Document 7769826

Accompanying Measures for Sugar
Protocol Countries
Stakeholder meeting
31 March 2009
Kathrin Renner, Programme Officer
EC Delegation - Trinidad and Tobago
Support for Trinidad and Tobago under
Accompanying Measures for Sugar Protocol
Countries (AMSP)
EC Strategy and Multi Annual Indicative Programme
(MIP) for 2007-2013
•EC supports two strategic objectives:
1. Economic Diversification
2. Mitigating the adverse social, economic and
environmental impacts of the reform
• Indicative amount of € 41.643 million allocated for
2007-2010
Annual Action Plans 2007 - 2010 (AAPs)
Funds to be channeled through Sector Budget Support
2007
2008
€ 6.000
million
€ 9.974
million
2009
(Indicative)
€ 10.702
million
2010
(Indicative)
€ 14.967
million
•Disbursement of annual allocation in fixed tranche and variable
tranche
•Fulfilment of performance indicators: condition for disbursement of
variable tranche
Performance Indicators 2007- 2010
2007:
 Agreement on the indicators for 2008-2010
 Incentive package for the management of the impact of the
National Adaptation Strategy on sugar farmers approved by
Government
 Establishment of training needs assessment and training plan
 Conclusion of Strategic Environment Assessment
 Initialisation of baseline socio-economic and demographic study
2008:
 Completion of training programmes for farmer-relevant activities
 Procedural framework for regularizing the status of farmers who
squat on Caroni lands approved by the Ministerial Committee
Responsible for the Restructuring of Caroni (1975) Limited
 Compensation payments to 9,000 former employees of Caroni
completed
 Compensation payment of TT$82 million to more than 3,000
farmers completed
Performance Indicators 2007- 2010
2009:
 5,000 former employees of Caroni have been offered leases for 2acre sized plots
 Access roads constructed for 17 agricultural estates with 28 subdivisions
 Action plan to construct access roads for other identified
agricultural states prepared and include in the FY’10 budget
 Revised agricultural incentive programme adopted by Cabinet
 Review of conclusions of the SEA with a view to establishing an
Environmental Stability Programme for the former Caroni lands
2010:
 Four mega farms established on lands formerly owned by Caroni
(1975) Limited in production
 Revision of Environmental Stability Plan by the EMA and
recommendation of a programme of action to the Government
 Purchase of pension annuities for former employees of Caroni
completed
 Action plan to combat praedial larceny adopted by Cabinet
State of Play

Financing Agreement 2007 signed by
GoRTT in August 2008

GoRTT requested disbursement of first
fixed tranche (€2.2 mio.)

Financing Agreement 2008 submitted to
GoRTT for signature

AAP 2009 agreed with GoRTT and under
discussion in EC Headquarters
NEXT STEPS
 Disbursement of fixed tranche 2007
 Evaluation of fulfilment of indicators 2007
and fixing of final amount
 Signature of Financing Agreement 2008
 Stakeholders consultation meeting