CAYABCaribbean youth shaping agrifoodOur mandate
Youth insight with a formal place in regional agrifood decisions.
CAYAB is being established as a non-partisan regional advisory and strategic youth-engagement body for agrifood systems, rural development, food security and agricultural innovation.
Purpose
What CAYAB is here to do
CAYAB provides a structured channel through which Caribbean youth can inform the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of regional agrifood policies and programmes.
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Bring meaningful youth participation into regional agrifood policy, planning and implementation.
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Provide evidence-based recommendations and solutions-oriented youth perspectives to CARICOM processes.
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Promote innovation, digital agriculture, agrifood entrepreneurship, structured markets and sustainable practices.
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Coordinate youth-led initiatives, networks and knowledge-sharing across the Caribbean.
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Advocate for better access to land, finance, markets, technology and institutional support.
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Advance climate resilience and environmental sustainability from a youth perspective.
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Build the capacity of youth representatives to participate effectively in regional policy processes.
Governance
Authority flows through accountable bodies.
The approved reference structure distinguishes direct authority and reporting lines from linked or advisory relationships.
Standing Technical Committees
Food Security & Agrifood SystemsAgri-Entrepreneurship & Youth EmploymentClimate Resilience & Environmental SustainabilityPolicy, Advocacy & Regional EngagementFinance & Resource Mobilisation
Ad hoc working groups may be established for defined purposes.How we work
Six principles guide CAYAB’s public role.
1Transparency and accountability
2Youth inclusion and equity
3Regional balance
4Environmental sustainability
5Political neutrality
6Merit and excellence
Controlled documents
Read the source documents and their status.
The governance structure is the approved reference graphic. The Constitution and Bylaws remain a draft for adoption and may change through consultation and formal approval.
Institutional Framework Presentation
The controlled Session 1 presentation on CAYAB's proposed mandate, governance, representation, operations and accountability arrangements.
View the Session 1 presentation ↗CAYAB Governance Structure
Membership categories, General Assembly, Executive Committee, Secretariat, technical committees and advisory relationships.
View governance structure ↗Constitution & Bylaws
The proposed legal status, mandate, objectives, membership, governance, accountability and operating rules for CAYAB.
Read the draft document ↗Publication of a draft does not constitute adoption. The controlled status displayed here should be checked before quoting or relying on any provision.
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