The island of Saint Lucia is a small island developing country in the Caribbean. The country’s development strategies try to balance economic development and environmental conservation. One of the key challenges for agriculture is land degradation as well as drought- like conditions in some parts of the island. Due to natural climate patterns in the Eastern Caribbean the island has an annual dry season usually lasting from January to April/May, with some annual variation. During the dry season water shortages regularly increase regularly and threaten cropping under rain fed conditions. Particularly in the hilly areas of St Lucia with steep slopes, which are often used as farmlands, there is a strong need for systemic conservation of water, and reduction of soil erosion. Integrated soil and water conservation practices are therefore key. The installation of an up hill water tank on a cemented platform, combined with roof water collection, controlled gravity irrigation, and the establishment of counter stone bunds, and mulching created a very successful combination of farming practices to counteract exposure to drought and dry spells. It further helped to reduce water runoff and soil losses, while conserving soil moisture on the farm plot. The package was demonstrated under the an FAO project ‘Enhanced capacities for disaster risk management in agriculture, fisheries and forestry’ (TCP/SLT/3202), which was implemented for DRR in Agriculture in from 2009- to 2011. It demonstrated that, if managed well, sufficient water can be conserved during the rainy season to allow an additional cropping cycle in the dry season, thereby increasing income and contributing to people’s livelihoods. This integrated technology package aims at producing an additional harvest during the dry season through a combination of on-farm rainwater harvesting, controlled water use, contour stone bunds and mulching. This together enhances water use efficiency, improves soil moisture and reduces soil losses. An additional crop cycle significantly enhances annual farm income.