Suriname Agritourism Policy Setting Workshop 2019: Policy setting for improved linkages between agriculture, trade and tourism: Strengthening the local Agrifood sector and promoting healthy food in Agritourism Workshop organized by the Government of Suriname in collaboration with the Technical Centre Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Paramaribo, Suriname, 3-4 April 2019

1. Ena Harvey
IICA Representative, Barbados
Agrotourism Specialist
Global and Regional Trends
in Linking Agriculture, Health
and Tourism
Suriname Agritourism Policy Setting
Workshop, Suriname, April 3-4, 2019

2. 2
Rural/Agricultural Environments
+
Farm Commodities
Agrotourism
+
Tourism Products/
Services

3. Some Recent IICA Publications

4. Recent Relevant Studies
from Partner Agencies

5. Strengthening the Institutional
Framework
 MOUs signed with CHTA (2005)
and CTO (2010)
 Regional Strategy for
Agrotourism (approved at CWA
by Ministers of the Alliance and
COTED) 2011
 Regional Food Tourism Strategy
(with CTO and OAS
funding)2013
 CWA 2013: Seminar on
Investment in Agrotourism

6. IICA Initiatives (with partners)
1st Caribbean Agribusiness Forum
(CTA) – Grenada, 2014
1st Pacific Agribusiness Forum, Fiji
2nd Caribbean-Pacific Agribusiness
Forum, Barbados, 2015
Chefs For Development Knowledge
Sharing Platform
Vanuatu Workshop on Agrotourism
Policy

7. IICA Initiatives (with partners)
Vanuatu
Agrotourism Policy
Setting Workshop,
May 2016
Samoa Agrotourism
Policy Workshop,
September 2016
CTA Brussels Briefing
#46 on Tourism and
Linkages, 2016
3rd Agribusiness
Forum, T&T 2017

9. The Trade Opportunity
….
International tourist trips to the
region grew by 7% to 29.9
million visits, Visitors spent an
estimated $30 billion
Arrivals from the Caribbean
rose to an estimated 2.0 million,
5.3% more than in 2017.

10. Jamaica Tourism Linkages Hub
Jamaica: Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment:
Tourism Linkages Hub
 Approved by Cabinet decision and established in
June 2013 to fulfill the ministry’s mandate to
create and sustain linkages throughout productive
industries. The hub is funded by the Ministry of
Tourism and Entertainment’s Tourism
Enhancement Fund
 ‘Agro-Tourism Farmers Market’ in the resort area
of Negril, aimed at boosting the link between
tourism and agriculture and promoting the
consumption of local produce.
 “We have provided a livelihood for 35 farmers
who otherwise, would not have been selling at
a market. The first market we reported, J$14
million was exchanged”

11. Goodfellow Farms, where everything we grow is good!

12. The Rural Tourism Opportunity

13. Farm Stays and Rural Accommodation -
The Original Air BnB
Starting in the 1950s and continuing
through the 1970s, traditional small-scale
farming in Italy became less profitable and
many farmers abandoned their farms to
search for work in larger towns.
By 1985 Italian lawmakers had created a
legal definition for Agriturismo, which
allowed, and in some cases provided funds
for, the rehabilitation and restoration of
many abandoned rural buildings and
estates.
These agriturismi allowed small farmers to
augment any income from the farm by
hosting vacationers and providing them
with the unique first-hand experience of
the rural way of life in Italy.

14. EuroGites – European
Federation of Rural Tourism
 31 professional organisations from 28 countries give
you the choice of an authentic rural holiday experience


15. Ruta del Queso Turrialba, Costa
Rica

16. Colombia
Eje Cafetero

17. Argentina

18. Brasil

19. SURINAME- Community Based
Enterprise Development
Sustainable Travel International – IICA
Suriname
Funded under CDB CARTFund

20. Buff Bay Valley, Heritage Corridor,
Jamaica
Funding: EU 500,000 2010-2014
Partners: Ministries of Agriculture, Tourism, Environment,
Community Development
Sustainability: Sites and attractions, Corridor Management
Council

21. buffbavalleyja.com

22. 22
Tourism Master Plan, Hopkins, Bze
• Coordination, Partnerships, Community
Engagement
Theme 1
• Infrastructure and EnvironmentTheme 2
• Investment and Small Business
Development
Theme 3
• Human Resource DevelopmentTheme 4
• Developing and Marketing the Hopkins
Brand
Theme 5

23. Community Tourism – Lake Capoey,
Guyana
Funding: Kellogg Foundation
Partners: Ministries of Agriculture, Tourism, Environment,
Community Development, IICA Guyana, Toshao
Sustainability: Pineapple processing, accommodation, Events

24. BRASSO SECO, Trinidad (IICA T&T, Min.
Tourism TAC)
Creates employment
Brought the
community closer
Attracted the
attention of the
youths and gave
them the opportunity
to be involved in
agro-tourism
development.

25. Health & Wellness Tourism

27. The Use of Natural Products Cont.
sea salt
seaweed
Presented by Steve Andrews, spa andwellness
expert © 2014

28. www.pimalai.com
AWARD WINNING RESORT
SPAS
www.thaispaassociation.com Presented by Steve Andrews, spa andwellness
expert © 2014
2
8

29. www.thaispaassociation.com
Thailand: The most popular spa
destination
Presented by Steve Andrews, spa andwellness
expert © 2014
2
9

30. Presented by Steve Andrews, spa andwellness
expert © 2014

31. Organic tourism
Grew from the environmental
movement & the food tourism
movement
Italy is the leader – over 1200
organic tourism experiences
Includes: farms; homestays;
food tasting; farm experiences
A tool for sustainable
development

32. Jamaica

34. ApiTourism
 Api-tourism is a form of tourism connected with beekeeping as a
traditional profession and with bee products in ecological, food
and medicinal aspects.

36. Jessamine Gardens, Grenada

37. Jessamine Gardens Product Offering

38. Banana Museum – Martinique

39. 39
Pays de la Canne - Guadeloupe

40. Cannabis Tourism
“Travelling high—
 Where grass is growing, tourism
businesses—and governments—
are making serious hay.
 While coffee shops across the
Netherlands have been satisfying
visitors’ weed needs for 50
years, cannabis is now
decriminalised for recreational
purposes, at least in part, in
nearly 40 countries

41. LUXURY WEED TOURISM – BC,
Canada - Canadians slated to
spend $7 billion on marijuana
sales in 2019
 Butiq Escapes, a luxury weed tourism company based
out of Victoria, British Columbia, where a hiking guide
picks you up from a private airport, smokes with you in
the mountains and feeds you (and up to a group of
four), lunch and dinner. $12,500 CDN
 $155 hemp oil massages, a cannabis-infused dinner for
$175 [$130] or a cannabis wedding for $3,000 [$2225].

42. Contact Information:
ena.harvey@iica.int