Risk Management Solutions for Supply Shortages

Abstract

Mr. Dominique Zami, Manager of PTL AGRO Guadeloupe shares his experiences in working towards meeting food-related economic and societal challenges through a range of food and processed food products. Mr. Zami discusses how PTL Agro works with local farmers and producers to secure their supply to efficiently process local Guadeloupe products which includes chopped vegetables, chips, flour and flour mixes and cookies as well as some of the key actions that have contributed to the company successes.

Ms. Yannick Bock, Manager of the Agriculture and Agro-Food Project in Nothern Grande-Terre Urban Community in Guadeloupe shares her experiences implementing the Territorial Food Plan which is a concerted approach to the development of agriculture and the agro-ecological transition.

Ms. Céline Carles, Environment and Agriculture Officer at DENEL Martinique shares her experiences in encouraging local sourcing of raw material and adapting to inter-seasonality. Ms. Carles provides a brief background on DENEL which was founded in 1908 as a pineapple canning factory and goes on to provide details on the main activitities and adaptation strategies implemented by DENEL to manage climate change impact, reduce negative environmental impact, and inter-seasonality of raw material.