The Jamaica Agro Processors Association (JAPA), on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will convene a three-day roundtable on Small Medium Agro-Processing Enterprises (SMAE) Competitiveness in the Caribbean, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, March 6 - 8, 2012. Over thirty participants from across the Caribbean have been invited to participate, mostly managers of SMAEs along with some representatives from industry associations, NGOs and public sector organizations that provide services to SMAEs.

The main outcomes of the roundtable will include:

1. Sharing of information on what has been found in other regions;

2. Clarification of regional specific circumstances and competitiveness challenges;
3. Identification of SMAE business development strategies, initiatives and priorities;
4. Public-private dialogue on SMAE development support in the Caribbean.