Food Security Advisory

Advancing Agricultural Self Reliance

Islands Visited

Field assessments conducted across New Providence, Abaco, Grand Bahama, and Eleuthera

Israeli Specialists

Experts spanning agricultural economics, horticulture, aquaculture, pest management, poultry, and international development

Government Advisory Report

Comprehensive recommendations for establishing the Cultivation Centre model

Cultivation Centre Initiative

Government investment supported by the advisory process

Region: Global
Status: Completed

The Cultivation Center Initiative was an agricultural advisory project supporting the Government of The Bahamas as it sought to strengthen domestic food production and reduce dependence on imported food. Drawing on Israel’s experience building productive agriculture under difficult conditions, ReGrow assembled a multidisciplinary team of experts to assess local conditions and develop recommendations for a new national model of agricultural production, training, and market development.

Working alongside government officials, farmers, and agricultural stakeholders across multiple islands, the project produced a comprehensive framework to guide the establishment of cultivation centers designed to strengthen food security and agricultural resilience.

THE MODEL

Project Change Drivers

ReGrow’s model advances projects through connected Field, Innovation, and Policy drivers. The Cultivation Centre Initiative engaged all three.

At the field level, Israeli experts conducted on-the-ground assessments and worked directly with farmers to understand local agricultural conditions and constraints.

At the innovation level, the project introduced Israeli expertise and production models that could be adapted to the Bahamian context. At the policy level, the multidisciplinary advisory process informed a national framework for agricultural development, helping shape how the government could strengthen food production and reduce reliance on food imports.