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The Caribbean has the capacity to produce far more of what it consumes—yet roughly 80% of food is imported.
The issue is not the absence of systems. It is that existing systems are not sufficiently supported or coordinated at a regional level.
Production decisions are made with limited visibility into broader demand. Agricultural cycles are not aligned across farms. Soil conditions are not consistently monitored or shared. Logistics systems operate, but without full coordination across islands, routes, and supply.
What exists works—but not together.
Agriculture, logistics, trade, and distribution systems operate independently, without a shared layer that aligns:
This track focuses on building systems that strengthen, connect, and enhance these existing layers—improving coordination across the full food cycle.
Small island states represent distributed but active food systems with clear opportunities for improved coordination.
Strengthening how these systems work together can reduce import dependency, improve resilience, and enable the region to operate more like a unified market.
The Caribbean is the testbed.
Build systems that support and connect production, logistics, and distribution:
Systems that connect agricultural supply with regional demand—giving producers visibility into where food is needed most.
Forecasting tools that align planting decisions with projected demand and environmental conditions across regions.
Platforms that track soil health, land use, and growing conditions to optimize crop cycles and agricultural output.
Systems that align planting schedules across farms and islands to reduce oversupply, prevent shortages, and stabilize markets.
Matching freight capacity with agricultural supply in real time, optimizing shipping routes across islands.
Coordination layers for port operations, customs processing, and inter-island freight movement.
End-to-end visibility systems that track food from farm to market across the regional supply chain.
Optimization systems for food distribution, warehouse management, and inventory across island markets.
Teams will work with publicly available datasets. The challenge is not access—it is coordination.
Relevant data includes:
Data may be sourced from ministries of agriculture, regional institutions, and global datasets.
AI is not replacing existing systems. It is strengthening and coordinating them.
Teams may build systems that:
The goal is to make existing systems work together more effectively.
Strengthen systems.
Build marketplaces.
The bar is not listing supply. It is whether your system improves outcomes:
We are looking to strengthen and connect them.
Improving coordination across production, logistics, and distribution unlocks: