Boat Builders Commence Training Module

The Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilient Project (EALCRP) of the Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security (MoBGEANFS) will undertake the training of twenty-five (25) boat builders and their assistants.

The Boat Building Training Module of the Fisheries Component of the Project is scheduled to begin on Tuesday June 14th, 2022 at 10:00am at the Hope Boat Building Facility in Layou Village. 

The training will be a two-phased, facilitated virtually and in person by Consultant Naval Architect, Mr. Derrick Menezes from India.

• Phase 1 is the theoretical training component, scheduled for June 14-22 2022.
• Phase 2 is the practical training which allows participants a hands-on approach in construction of the plug and mould and will run from July 4 2022 until early September 2022.

Project Background

Following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, the Government of Dominica with the financial support of the World Bank started the implementation of the “Dominica Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Project (DEALCRP). The Project is designed to help farmers and fisher folk affected by Hurricane Maria restore their agriculture and fishing livelihoods and adopt climate-resilient practices. 

The project has three components: 

1. Restoration of the Productive Base for the Recovery of Agricultural Livelihoods 
2. Restoration of Key Productive Infrastructure and Institutional, Livestock and Forestry. 
3. Project Management and Coordination

Objectives:

• To contribute to restoring Agricultural livelihoods and enhancing climate resilience of farmers and fisher folks affected by Hurricane Maria in Dominica. 
•  To contribute directly to Dominica’s National Agricultural Policy and Action Plan 2025 that identified several key needs for agricultural development, including a more modernized agriculture sector, increased farm productivity, and overall climate resilience of the country’s agriculture and food systems.
•  The direct beneficiaries of the project are crop and livestock farmers, fisher folks, and producer organizations affected by Hurricane Maria.

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