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15.4. Dominica's trade policy is being guided, developed and implemented within the broader National Development Framework contained in the National Resilience Development Strategy (NRDS) Dominica 2030; the goal is to reap the benefits of globalization, to combat climate change and overcome the numerous challenges the country is facing as a small developing country.

15.5. Dominica National Resilience Development Strategy 2030 seeks to integrate inclusive economic growth with building climate resilience. This provides an overarching and strategic perspective on the management of Dominica's economy into the future as the country strives to become the world's first climate resilient country. This current development strategy is set against the backdrop of the most unusual and challenging times Dominica has faced as a result of the passage of category 5 Hurricane Maria which was preceded by Tropical storm Erika, both natural disasters destroyed more than 300% of the country's GDP.

17.1. Dominica as a small developing state is faced with inherent and structural challenges to include economic, social, political, and environmental. (...)

18.1. The National Resilience Development Strategy (NRDS) 2030 is the most recent development strategy for Dominica; this was birthed in the aftermath of the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, which inflicted damages of 226% of GDP in 2017. It integrates inclusive economic growth with building climate resilience and is designed to continue the policy thrusts of the Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS), 2014–2018, while orienting Dominica's development strategy to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community. The key pillars of the national policy are employment creation, revenue generation, economic diversification, sustainable and inclusive growth, social protection, poverty reduction, environmental and cultural preservation.

18.2. The NRDS[National Resilience Development Strategy] envisages a "five staged framework" over the 12 years, 2018-2030, which sums up "resilience" and comprises of seven (7) multiple development objectives:
1. The promotion of food security and self-sufficiency through Climate Resilience Agriculture and Fisheries Development;
2. Enhancing the resilience of Ecosystems and sustainable use of natural resources (Forestry, Marine, Water resources);
3. Enhancing Infrastructure Resilience;
4. Promotion of Sustainable Human Settlements/Communities;
5. Provision of adequate and sustainable social protection systems with the ability to respond rapidly to the impact of shocks at the individual and household levels;
6. Implementing a Comprehensive Risk Management Framework (including National Vulnerability Risk Resilience Fund) and pursuing the Low Carbon Development Pathway (the greening of the economy);
7. Economic empowerment and innovations through sustainable Climate Financing.

18.3. This strategy[National Resilience Development Strategy] is characterised by a tripod: Sustainable Development Goals, Building the First Climate Resilient Country in the World vision and People-centred Development. These strategic guiding principles are shaped by three (3) key elements:
• Environmental Protection;
• Social Development;
• Economic Development and Transformation.

18.4. At the core of this strategic framework are the national goals of Sustainability and Resilience. Sectoral strategies which focus on people, sound macro-economic and fiscal policies, environmental management, sustainable and inclusive growth with jobs, and synergistic and cross-cutting areas are the engines that drive the NRDS[National Resilience Development Strategy], and once successfully implemented will lead to a resilient Dominica.

19.1. The Government of Dominica has embarked on several interventions, on a sectoral level, geared at the realization of sustained economic growth over the medium and long term. Eco-tourism, agro-industries, manufacturing of soaps and varied flavoured Sea moss Beverages, as well as Paints and Varnishes, niche-focused agriculture, innovative interventions in the marketing of water (our premier natural resource) and the quarrying of sand and aggregate are some of the resource based industries which Dominica enjoys some comparative advantage in and have great potential to generate employment and income growth opportunities.

19.3. Dominica National Agricultural Policy (NAgriP) 2021-2030 has been developed within the framework of the resilient nation vision, to guide the sector recovery and to set the foundation for sustainable growth. Hurricane Maria caused significant damage to the sector with total damages estimated at XCD 149.2 million and losses amounting to XCD 335.8 million. (...)

19.4. Government's recognition of the contribution of agriculture to the economy can be seen in its 2018 intervention through the Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Project (DEALCRP) where XCD 67.0 million was invested in the restoration of the sector. This included projects to propagate 627,600 tree crops, 5,249,000 root crops, 837,000 vegetable seedlings over the next five (5) years; it also included technical and financial support as well as provision of tools and equipment to farmers. As of 28 May 2021, a total of 3,485 farmers and fisher folks benefited from this Project.