The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines established a permanent Preparedness Plan Technical Team responsible for the continuous monitoring, analysis and reporting of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) conditions in accordance with the National Preparedness Plan for Food and Nutrition Security Crisis.

On Tuesday, 26th May, 2026, the team launched the program at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus with members of the World Bank team including Senior Agricultural Economist, Ms. Eva Hasiner, Preparedness Plans Secretariat Global Focal Point, John Paxton Dearborn, Lead Food Security Consultant, Mr. Eduardo Araujo and Senior Consultant, Mr. Reuben Robertson.

The first session focused on the foundations, logic planning and indicator alignment. The session aimed to build a shared understanding of FNS concepts, introduce the preparedness plan, clarify roles and responsibilities and align ministries on the indicator reporting obligations.

The training ran for three (3) days from May 26-28. Day 2 of the training program included a practical session focusing on building the team’s ability to draft each section of the Joint Monitoring Report (JMR) using official indicators and simple analytical approaches. On the final day, there was a full simulation of the technical workflow where participants practiced the entire quarterly monitoring and reporting workflow using a fictional dataset was conducted.

The main goal of the program is to ensure that FNS risks are identified early, analysed based on reliable and verifiable evidence and communicated in a timely manner to the committee to support decision making and identification of extra-ordinary FNS crises.

SOURCE: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation