The role of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the sustainable development of small island developing states

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Paper prepared by FAO on the occasion of the

United Nations Global Conference on the Sustainable

Development of Small Island Developing States

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Reprinted 1998

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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Contents

Executive summary

I. Introduction

1 Macro-economic conditions and sustainable agriculture and rural development
2. Implications of the Uruguay round agreement on agriculture

II. Sustainable management of the natural resource base

1. Integrated coastal area management
2. Fisheries resources

Fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)
High seas fisheries

3. Land and biotic resources

Land-use choices
Watershed management
Greening activities
Protected areas and biological diversity
Plant genetic resources
Managing risk due to natural hazards

4. Rural energy resources

III. Enhancing self-reliance

1. Diversification and intensification of primary production from renewable resources.

Promotion of the consumption of traditional foods and nutritional well-being
Diversification of agricultural commodities
Alternative use of crops
Integrated production systems
Forest products
Requirements for marketing and trade

2. Tourism

Tourism and the environment
Tourism and agriculture
Tourism and fisheries
Tourism and forestry

IV. Capacity-building for sustainable agriculture and rural development

1. Human resources development
2. Institutional strengthening
3. Legal instruments
4. Information systems
5. Technical cooperation and networking

Appendix: Inter-regional conference of small island countries on sustainable development and environment in agriculture, forestry and fisheries Barbados, 7-10 April 1992

The Bridgetown declaration
Conclusions and recommendations of the conference

A. General recommendations and follow-up
B. Sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD)
C. Forest resources conservation and development
D. Coastal fisheries resources management and development