TABLE OF CONTENTS 1: Agricultural Risk Management in the Caribbean: Public Sector Perspective; 2: Public Sector Strategies in Managing Risk; 3: Public Sector and Enabling Conditions for Agricultural Risk Financing; 4: Private Sector Strategies in Managing Risks; 5: Producers' Experiences in Agricultural Insurance; 6: Plenary Debate on Private sector strategies; 7: Producer Organization Strategies in Managing Risks in Caribbean Agriculture; 8: Towards a Regional Risk Management Strategy; 9&10: Government response and Commitments: Where do we go from here and how?

Represents the proceedings of the symposium, with a view to sharing the presentations, discussions and recommendations to as wide an audience as possible. It is hoped that this publication can form the basis for enhanced knowledge of and information on the various initiatives – both global and regional – as they relate to the development of disaster risk management strategies for the agriculture sector in the Caribbean.