CARIBVISTA | ACTION PLAN

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St Lucia

10-YEAR ACTIVATION PLAN

Accessible Land

5,000 ha

Legally accessible idle land

Jobs Created

3,800-6,400

Direct + indirect (2.5x multiplier)

Year 10 Revenue

$34M

Annual at full capacity

CO2e Sequestered/yr

14,000 t

Verified carbon credits

Strategy: Post-banana cocoa conversion. Belmont Estate model proves cocoa agroforestry works. Volcanic soil on Soufrière slopes.

SECTION 1

Land Allocation

How 5,000 hectares are distributed across four farming systems.

30%

20%

35%

15%

Agroforestry (30%)

Food Crops (20%)

Pasture (35%)

Greenhouse (15%)

AGROFORESTRY

1,500

hectares

FOOD CROPS

1,000

hectares

PASTURE

1,750

hectares

GREENHOUSE

750

hectares

SECTION 2

Phase Timeline

10% pilot, then 30% scale, then 60% full capacity. Each phase proves the model before expanding.

10%

PILOT — Yr 1-2

500 ha

$7M investment

30%

SCALE — Yr 3-5

1,500 ha

$18M investment

60%

FULL — Yr 6-10

3,000 ha

$32M investment

SECTION 3

Farming Systems

AGROFORESTRY

1,500 ha

8.5 tCO2e/ha/yr

CocoaCoconutBreadfruitNutmegVanilla

YIELD

4.5 t/ha

REVENUE

$5,200/ha

JOBS PER 100 HA

85

FOOD CROPS

1,000 ha

1.2 tCO2e/ha/yr

BananaDasheenYamChristophene

YIELD

12 t/ha

REVENUE

$8,500/ha

JOBS PER 100 HA

120

PASTURE & LIVESTOCK

1,750 ha

1.8 tCO2e/ha/yr

CattleGoatBrachiariaGuinea grass

YIELD

2.5 t/ha

REVENUE

$3,200/ha

JOBS PER 100 HA

45

GREENHOUSE / PROTECTED

750 ha

0.3 tCO2e/ha/yr

TomatoesLettuceHerbsFlowers

YIELD

35 t/ha

REVENUE

$45,000/ha

JOBS PER 100 HA

250

SECTION 4

Dual-Channel Food Distribution

Sell 75% commercially to displace imports. Donate 25% to feed those in need.
Giving food away does not reduce imports — you must SELL locally to displace them.

Commercial 75%

Social 25%

COMMERCIAL CHANNELS — IMPORT DISPLACEMENT

30%

Supermarkets & grocery

Major retail chains

15%

Hotels & restaurants

Hospitality sector supply

10%

CSA boxes & delivery

Direct-to-consumer subscriptions

10%

Export (CARICOM)

Inter-island trade routes

10%

Wholesale markets

Bulk distribution to vendors

SOCIAL CHANNELS — FOOD ASSISTANCE

12%

School feeding

Institutional anchor buyer

8%

Food banks & hospitals

Community food assistance

5%

Disaster relief

Emergency reserves

SECTION 5

National Composting Programme

Barrel-swap model: households receive a barrel, fill it with organic waste, get paid $9/barrel. Finished compost goes to farms. Carbon credits fund the programme.

HOUSEHOLDS

110,000

5000 ha x 22 households/ha

PER BARREL KIT

$25

HDPE drum + mods + instructions

COLLECTION CYCLE

9 weeks

Swap full barrel for empty

PAYMENT / BARREL

$9

$45-54/yr per household

ANNUAL OUTPUT

49,500 t

Organic fertilizer

Replaces imported synthetic at 50-70% cost saving

26,235 t

Carbon credits (CO2e)

0.44-0.62 tCO2e per tonne of compost

$300K

Pilot programme cost

Year 1 launch budget per nation

SECTION 6

Financial Summary

$53M

Total 10-Year Investment

$34M

Year 10 Annual Revenue

18.5%

Internal Rate of Return

Year 4

Payback Period

CO2

CARBON CREDIT REVENUE

Agroforestry & reforestation A/R credits at $35/tCO2e

ANNUAL CREDITS

14,000

tCO2e / year at steady state

ANNUAL REVENUE (YR 10)

$490K

@ $35/tCO2e conservative

10-YEAR CUMULATIVE

$3M

With ramp-up (6.3x multiplier)

CARBON CREDIT RAMP-UP SCHEDULE

Yr 1-3: 30%

Yr 4-7: 60%

Yr 8-10: 100%

Trees mature over 3-7 years — carbon sequestration increases as canopy develops

CARBON BY FARMING SYSTEM

Agroforestry

12,750 t

$446K/yr

Food Crops

1,200 t

$42K/yr

Pasture & Livestock

3,150 t

$110K/yr

Greenhouse / Protected

225 t

$8K/yr

Methodology: Agroforestry and reforestation carbon credits command premium pricing ($25-45/tCO2e) under Verra VCS VM0047 and Gold Standard. Credits are verifiable from project start via continuous satellite monitoring (Sentinel-2, 5-day revisit). Conservative estimate uses $35/tCO2e — actual prices may be higher as A/R (afforestation/reforestation) credits are scarce and in growing demand.

INVESTMENT BY PHASE

Pilot (Yr 1-2)

$7M

Scale (Yr 3-5)

$18M

Full (Yr 6-10)

$32M

TOTAL JOBS

3,800-6,400

Direct + indirect at full capacity

ANNUAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION

14,000 tCO2e

Verified carbon credits potential

CARIBVISTA | 10-YEAR ACTION PLAN // ST LUCIA

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