CARIBVISTA NETWORK // 8 NATIONS

Eight Nations,
One Food Network

CaribVista starts in Barbados and expands across the Caribbean. Countries with surplus send food to countries with less.

8
COUNTRIES
398,168
IDLE HECTARES
Barbados
PILOT NATION
6.7M
POPULATION
01 // THE NETWORK

Country Profiles

Only Barbados data is satellite-verified. Other countries are estimated from published agricultural surveys and will be verified by satellite census.

BB
Barbados
Pop. 281K
VERIFIED
13,468ha idle
Phase 1 / PILOTImport dep: 90%
Key crops: Sweet potato, cassava, leafy greens
Satellite census complete. 11 parishes mapped at 10m resolution.
View full dossier →
JM
Jamaica
Pop. 2.8M
ESTIMATED
85,000ha idle
Phase 2 / NEXTImport dep: 50%
Key crops: Yam, scotch bonnet, ackee, callaloo
Largest agricultural land mass in the Eastern Caribbean. Strong cooperative network.
Coming soon →
TT
Trinidad & Tobago
Pop. 1.4M
ESTIMATED
22,000ha idle
Phase 2 / NEXTImport dep: 85%
Key crops: Rice, cocoa, citrus, hot pepper
Significant peri-urban idle land around Port of Spain and San Fernando corridors.
Coming soon →
GY
Guyana
Pop. 808K
ESTIMATED
180,000ha idle
Phase 3 / EXPANSIONImport dep: 20%
Key crops: Rice, sugar, coconut, tropical fruit
Massive land surplus. Key food exporter for the Caribbean network. Coastal flooding risk.
Coming soon →
SR
Suriname
Pop. 618K
ESTIMATED
45,000ha idle
Phase 3 / EXPANSIONImport dep: 30%
Key crops: Rice, banana, palm oil, cassava
Major rice exporter. Underutilized coastal plains suitable for diversified agriculture.
View Suriname dossier →
BZ
Belize
Pop. 441K
ESTIMATED
38,000ha idle
Phase 3 / EXPANSIONImport dep: 40%
Key crops: Citrus, sugar cane, cacao, rice
English-speaking, strong agricultural export sector. Natural bridge to Central American markets.
Coming soon →
LC
Saint Lucia
Pop. 180K
ESTIMATED
8,500ha idle
Phase 4 / SCALINGImport dep: 80%
Key crops: Banana, cocoa, breadfruit, dasheen
Post-banana economy. High import dependency. Tourism-agriculture synergy potential.
GD
Grenada
Pop. 125K
ESTIMATED
6,200ha idle
Phase 4 / SCALINGImport dep: 75%
Key crops: Nutmeg, cocoa, turmeric, soursop
Spice Island. Strong organic farming tradition. Hurricane Ivan recovery ongoing.
02 // PILOT NATION

Barbados: Satellite Census Complete

11 parishes mapped at 10-metre resolution using ESA WorldCover v200 and Sentinel-2 NDVI. Every hectare verified.

Barbados WorldCover classification — satellite imagery of all 11 parishes
BB
Barbados
VERIFIEDPILOT
Total land
43,133 ha
Idle grassland
13,468 ha
Active cropland
3,568 ha
Tree cover
17,164 ha
Mean NDVI
0.579
Scenes processed
55
Parish
Idle Land
Total Land
NDVI
Status
St. PhilipTOP 1
2,201 ha(39%)
5,649 ha
0.469
VERIFIED
St. LucyTOP 2
1,905 ha(44%)
4,333 ha
0.572
VERIFIED
St. JohnTOP 3
1,639 ha(44%)
3,752 ha
0.652
VERIFIED
St. George
1,514 ha(36%)
4,253 ha
0.570
VERIFIED
Christ Church
1,388 ha(28%)
4,914 ha
0.459
VERIFIED
St. Thomas
1,162 ha(36%)
3,256 ha
0.615
VERIFIED
St. James
1,055 ha(29%)
3,654 ha
0.559
VERIFIED
St. Peter
1,019 ha(29%)
3,575 ha
0.660
VERIFIED
St. Michael
615 ha(15%)
3,972 ha
0.381
VERIFIED
St. Joseph
495 ha(20%)
2,494 ha
0.716
VERIFIED
St. Andrew
475 ha(14%)
3,281 ha
0.720
VERIFIED
03 // THE FOOD NETWORK

How Redistribution Works

Countries with surplus farmland produce food for countries with high import dependency. A Caribbean food network that feeds itself.

SURPLUS PRODUCERS
GYBZSR
Guyana, Belize, Suriname

Massive land, small populations. Net food exporters. Backbone of the regional food supply.

BALANCED
JMTT
Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago

Large agricultural land and large populations. Can approach self-sufficiency with activation of idle land.

NET IMPORTERS
BBLCGD
Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada

Small islands, high import dependency (75-90%). Primary beneficiaries of the food redistribution network.

COMMERCIAL MODEL

70% of crop production sold commercially. Revenue covers all operational costs. A percentage of essential food given FREE to families in need across the network.

70%
Commercial sales
Yes
Self-sustaining
Essential staples
Free food allocation
CARICOMVISION 25 BY 2030

25% Reduction in the Caribbean Food Import Bill

Current food imports
$6B+
annually across CARICOM
Reduction target
25%
by 2030
Savings potential
$1.5B+
per year

CaribVista directly contributes to this CARICOM commitment by identifying idle farmland, optimizing production through satellite monitoring, and enabling inter-island food trade. The technology exists. The data is free. The network is ready to scale.

THE PILOT BEGINS

Barbados is first.

Read the full pilot proposal: 13,468 hectares of idle grassland, 11 parishes mapped, satellite-verified data, and a clear path to food sovereignty.