Vote DOMINICA FREEDOM PARTY

Introduce a pilot organic farming scheme;
Establish an Export Loan Facility to assist exporters in positioning
themselves in the regional/international market;
Establish multi-purpose processing plant (agro/livestock) through joint
venture with private sector;
Establish irrigation where needed to boost yield;
Expand tissue culture facilities to boost yield (plants that are treated to
resist pest and diseases);
Farmer training in good agricultural and business practices through the
introduction of an Agri-Business Training Module at the Dominica State
College (DSC) for young farmers;
Introduce a land use policy and land zoning;
Given that Dominica is only 289 square miles and 60 per cent of that
land mass is covered by forests and mountains, nationals will be
encouraged to lease land to foreigners rather than outright sale;
Reduce costs of land conveyance for agricultural production;
Explore the feasibility of setting up a land bank for agricultural
production and local area development;
Invest in a joint venture partnership in regional export shipping of
agricultural produce;
Establish and promote research in agriculture and animal husbandry to
bring modern technology and applied science to production; and
Build partnerships with organizations and institutions such as Clemson
University and Ross University to pursue research in herbal medicine
and nutrition.
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Private sector development will be a core element of the DFP’s strategy for
economic development. The main avenue for attaining this will be concerted
efforts at Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Development.
Small and Medium Sized Business Enterprise Development
A World Bank Report in 2008 puts Dominica at the bottom of a List of 178
countries when measured by “Facets of Regulation that Enhance Business
Activity and Those that Constrain”. By any standard of measurement, this
Investment Report Card suggests that we have failed. The
Labour Party Government has failed Dominica’s business environment by
applying political criteria on matters of economic development of the country
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