Celebrating 4 Years of SAEDI Consulting - Team Statement #3

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  • Thursday, August 07, 2025

SAEDI @ 4 Team Statement Series

For our third highlight, one of our Junior Research and Project Management Associates, Latoya Charles, shares her insights and experience with supporting the Barbados Accelerating Transition to Resilient Agrifood Systems (BATRAS) project.

BATRAS, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and to be executed by the Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC), aims to enhance the resilience of Barbados’ agricultural sector to climate change while promoting gender-sensitive, low-emission practices. As part of the project development, our Managing Director Leisa Perch was contracted as the Gender Expert. With support from the SAEDI team, a Gender Analysis was conducted and a project-specific Gender Action Plan was developed. Ms. Perch also conducted field visits and led detailed stakeholder consultations with 49 farmers across Barbados.