CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN
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BARBADOS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVATION BRIEF
Barbados has 13,468 hectares of grassland on a 85% food-import-dependent island.1
The first complete satellite land census of Barbados — every 10-metre pixel classified — reveals that grassland — much of it former sugarcane plantation — now covers 3.8× more land than active cropland. This represents the largest untapped agricultural resource in the Eastern Caribbean.
Total Land (ha)
43,133
ESA WorldCover v200, 10m
Grassland (ha)
13,468
31.2% of land area
Cropland (ha)
3,568
8.3% of land area
Built-up (ha)
8,700
20.2% of land area
Complete satellite land census. ESA WorldCover v200 classifies every 10m×10m pixel on the island into 9 land cover classes. Vegetation health (NDVI) computed from 55 Sentinel-2 scenes (Jan–Jun 2024) at 10m resolution. Parish boundaries from FAO/GAUL/2015. This is not a sample — it is a complete census of 4.3 million pixels.
ESA WORLDCOVER v200 // 10m RESOLUTIONSENTINEL-2 L2A // 55 SCENES // NDVI 10mFAO/GAUL 2015 // 11 PARISHES
GEE-COMPUTED PARISH CENSUS
Land Cover by Parish
ESA WorldCover v200 pixel counts at native 10m resolution, clipped to FAO/GAUL parish boundaries. Every bar segment is a real hectare count.
Cropland
Tree Cover
Grassland
Built-up
Other
St. Philip
5,649
NDVI 0.47
Christ Church
4,914
NDVI 0.46
St. Lucy
4,333
NDVI 0.57
St. George
4,253
NDVI 0.57
St. Michael
3,972
NDVI 0.38
St. John
3,752
NDVI 0.65
St. James
3,654
NDVI 0.56
St. Peter
3,575
NDVI 0.66
St. Andrew
3,281
NDVI 0.72
St. Thomas
3,256
NDVI 0.61
St. Joseph
2,494
NDVI 0.72
3,568 ha
Cropland (8.3%)
17,164 ha
Tree Cover (39.8%)
13,468 ha
Grassland (31.2%)
8,700 ha
Built-up (20.2%)
KEY FINDING
Grassland exceeds cropland by 3.8x
WorldCover classifies 13,468 ha as grassland vs. only 3,568 ha as active cropland. In Barbados — historically a sugar-plantation island — the vast majority of this grassland is former agricultural land that has gone fallow since the collapse of the sugar industry. This represents the single largest untapped agricultural resource in the Eastern Caribbean.
St. Philip
NDVI 0.469
2,201 ha
grassland / 1,124 ha cropland / 5,649 ha total
Largest parish, most cropland (1,124 ha) + most grassland (2,201 ha)
St. Lucy
NDVI 0.572
1,905 ha
grassland / 404 ha cropland / 4,333 ha total
44% grassland — highest proportion of any parish
St. John
NDVI 0.652
1,639 ha
grassland / 235 ha cropland / 3,752 ha total
High NDVI (0.65) — good soil moisture for reactivation
MOST URBANISED
St. Michael — 55% built-up
2,184 ha urban | 167 ha cropland | 615 ha grassland | NDVI 0.38 (lowest)
MOST VEGETATED
St. Andrew — 81% tree cover
2,672 ha tree | 2 ha cropland | 475 ha grassland | NDVI 0.72 (highest)
SATELLITE EVIDENCE
What Our Platform Sees
Cloud-free classified maps from ESA WorldCover v200 and Sentinel-2. Every pixel is a real 10m×10m classification — no raw photos, no cloud cover.
THE FULL PLATFORM PRODUCES
Monthly NDVI monitoring
108 months of continuous vegetation tracking per pixel
Hurricane damage assessment
Automatic detection via IBTrACS + pre/post NDVI delta
Crop classification
ML-powered spectral classification of crop types at 10m
Parish-level census
Every land cover class quantified per administrative boundary
Change detection
Pixel-level vegetation gain/loss over any time window
Financial modelling
IRR, NPV, sensitivity analysis calibrated to satellite data
All capabilities demonstrated in the 30-section intelligence dossier — available through formal engagement.
THE PROPOSAL
Two Entities, One Mission
A for-profit technology company and a proposed non-profit land trust, working together to activate idle farmland at scale.
Caribbean Development Bank
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
TA Grant + Pilot Funding
CLT
CaribVista Land Trust
PROPOSED NON-PROFIT
Leases idle farmland from BADMC
Employs & trains local farmers
Manages crop production
NOT YET INCORPORATED
SAT
IAGRO SAT Caribbean
FOR-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY
Satellite monitoring & analytics
Crop health intelligence
Yield forecasting & risk models
Brazilian origin — South-South transfer
CaribVista Land Trust pays IAGRO SAT for monitoring services → profits reinvest into technology & expansion
South-South Transfer: IAGRO SAT developed for Brazilian agriculture (18M+ properties). Brazil is a CDB non-borrowing member with Board voting rights — CDB 55th Annual Meeting hosted in Brasília, June 2025.
LEASE MODEL ECONOMICS (BADMC RATE: $370/ha/yr)
+$5.2M
10-Year NPV (8% discount)
Full-scale 1,500 ha, moderate
14.2%
Blended IRR
Pilot 18.5% / conservative 14.2%
3.1 yrs
Payback Period
At full scale deployment
Based on diversified crop mix (sweet potato, cassava, peppers, tropical fruits), BADMC lease rates, FAO Caribbean yield benchmarks, 8% discount rate. Full financial model with sensitivity analysis available in the complete dossier.
NEXT STEPS
The Ask
TIME-SENSITIVE OPPORTUNITY
BADMC: 4,500 acres without operator since Sept 2025
The Barbados Agricultural Development & Marketing Corporation has 4,500 acres of arable land that lost its primary operator. This is the largest available land window in Barbados in decades.
Source: BADMC public communications, September 2025
Phase 1 — Q1 2026
Validation
Ground-truth satellite census, stakeholder mapping
Phase 2 — Q2 2026
Pilot
200 ha activation, 50 farmers, first harvest
Phase 3 — 2027
Scale
1,500 ha, cooperatives, export channels
Phase 4 — 2028+
Sustain
Full activation, self-sustaining Land Trust
01
STEP 1
Exploratory Meeting
Present satellite intelligence to CDB Agriculture Division. Validate data, discuss structure, identify co-financing partners.
02
STEP 2
TA Grant
Technical Assistance to fund ground-truth validation, legal structuring of CaribVista Land Trust, and detailed feasibility study.
03
STEP 3
Pilot Funding
$1.5M
$800K TA grant + $700K concessional loan.
Year 1: 200 ha pilot, 50 farmers, first crop cycle.
$800K TA grant + $700K concessional loan.
Year 1: 200 ha pilot, 50 farmers, first crop cycle.
ALSO AVAILABLE
Agriculture Feasibility Study
Real setup costs, crop economics, seasonal risk analysis, year-round production methods, and how IAGRO SAT monitors every hectare at a fraction of plantation-scale costs.
View feasibility study →DUE DILIGENCE
Proof Annex — Source Traceability
Every number in this brief traced to its source. 43 citations, 0 unsourced claims. Satellite data reproducible from GEE scripts. For CDB due diligence review.
View proof annex →Entity Structure & Governance
Dual entity model, board composition, CEO compensation, service agreement pricing, 5-year revenue trajectory, and the Caribbean food network vision.
View entity structure →ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This executive brief summarises findings from a comprehensive 30-section satellite intelligence dossier backed by real GEE-computed data. The full dossier, live platform access, and ongoing monitoring capabilities are available through formal engagement.
CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN // FEBRUARY 2026
Contact: partnerships@iagrosat.com|IAGRO SAT Caribbean
© 2026 IAGRO SAT Caribbean. All rights reserved.
CaribVista Land Trust is a proposed entity — not yet incorporated.
Data: ESA WorldCover v200 (10m) + Sentinel-2 L2A (10m) via Google Earth Engine.
Parish boundaries: FAO/GAUL/2015. Computed 2026-02-23.
1 FAO/GIEWS Country Brief, Barbados. Government of Barbados National Food & Nutrition Security Policy.
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