Production and Marketing Information System (PMIS) This System will be designed to collect prices of food crops, livestock and livestock products which would assist public officials with the monitoring of data of the country’s main food crops. PMIS will provide real time access to this critical information by key players in the agri‐food sector including farmers, importers, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, caterers, policy makers and agricultural planners. This includes a web portal for access to data and statistic and to provide a virtual marketplace for farmers. MPIS will be created to monitor data on the agricultural sector including commodity prices in the wholesale and retail markets, the prices of agricultural input, estimates for production costs for various crops, recorded data on total production and supply and agricultural trade data. Livestock and Crops Quarantine Information System (LCQIS) LCQIS will provide timely and accurate information through the monitoring and surveillance of livestock and crops in St. Lucia. It will be designed to address the problems caused by insects and weed pests in crops and promoting efficiency in the rearing of poultry, cattle and goats. Fisheries Information Management System (FIMS) FIMS will enable the data collection and data analysis necessary for the creation of information to supports the management of fisheries. Pest and Disease Surveillance Information System (PDSIS) PDSIS will be created to allow the monitoring of pests and diseases in the agricultural sector. Its key components will include surveillance, insecticide resistance management and educational outreach. It will focus on invasive species, which can present a threat to agricultural and trade in agricultural commodities and products. Water Resource Management Information System (WRMIS) WRMIS will be developed as a data management tool for water resources information. It is likely to be a web‐enabled GIS application that allows access, integrate, query, and visualize multiple sets of data. [31]

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