Sustainable Trade & the Bioeconomy in the Caribbean 

Over three days, TIDE co-organised workshops on sustainable trade and the bioeconomy in the Caribbean, convening farmers, MSMEs, civil society actors, academics, regional organisations, and government officials. The discussions centred on how the Caribbean can build a people-centred trade and bioeconomy strategy that moves beyond extractive models and places local livelihoods, innovation, and resilience at the core of development. 

Participants shared experiences from agriculture, fisheries, agro-processing, seamoss production, and ecotourism, grounding policy debates in lived realities. Five key action points emerged, including the need for a regional bioeconomy framework, stronger roles for producers and MSMEs, integration of trade, climate, and biodiversity policy, investment in data and capacity, and inclusive platforms for accountability. The workshops highlighted the Caribbean as an active architect of sustainable trade futures, demonstrating how regional dialogue can translate shared challenges into collective strategies.