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4.2. At the time of the previous Review, the Government identified agriculture as a focus area with the aim of diversifying the economy. During the review period, government initiatives were focused on increasing the access to water, promoting the efficient use of water resources, and facilitating the access to long term loans for farmers. (...)

4.3. The Government continues to support the backyard garden programme, which promotes the autonomous production of vegetables by households; authorities consider that the programme is an opportunity to promote good health and wellbeing through the consumption of mainly eco friendly produce. (...)

4.4. The Government promotes the sustainable development and the responsible management of fisheries and aquaculture activities. All fishing vessels must be registered and have a valid fishing licence.

4.55. In its Medium Term Strategic Development Plan of Antigua and Barbuda (2016-2020), the Government identified as flagship priorities to use the tourism industry as an economic anchor for its development and to transform the country into a green, low density, and high-end tourism destination by limiting undesirable environmental and socio-cultural consequences. To achieve these objectives, a Green Tourism Initiative is ongoing, covering areas such as energy consumption and efficiency, use of renewable energy, water consumption, waste disposal practices, green building practices, green operations, promotion of the local economy, employee engagement, social responsibility, customer education, and conservation practices.

4.60. (...) In 2021, criteria for the classification of tourist accommodations (class A, class B, and luxury hotels) were published and a tourism guest levy tax was imposed according to the classification and price charged for hotel rooms. All monies collected are transferred to the Climate Resilience Development Fund.

1.2. Dominica's recent economic performance is a story of resilience after natural disasters and economic shocks: Tropical Storm Erika and Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2015 and 2017, respectively. These natural phenomena generated losses estimated to almost be, respectively, one and three times the value of GDP. Dwellings, basic services' supply, and agriculture production were particularly affected. (...)

1.3. (...) Despite its vulnerability to natural disasters and crop conditions, the sector remains the main source of exported goods. Bananas is the main crop for the agriculture sector and, although its production was severely affected by the Hurricane Maria, the crop contributed around a quarter of the agricultural production in 2021.

2.6. Since its previous Review, Dominica has changed or amended some legislation affecting its trade policy environment, notably promoting the adoption of renewable energy, modernizing the banking sector, and making changes to the investment regime. (...)

Table 2.1 Major trade-related laws and regulations, 2022
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Description: Foreign trade
Legislation: (...) Customs Environmental Charge Imposition Order, SRO No. 45 of 1995 (...)

2.7. Following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika and Hurricane Maria, Dominica adopted a National Resilience Development Strategy (NRDS) in 2018. The NRDS outlines the national roadmap to achieve higher resiliency by 2030 by considering the unique challenges faced by Dominica [12] and aims at making Dominica the first climate resilient country in the world. In this sense, the Government promotes climate-resilient economic growth, aims to create a vibrant business climate, and encourages foreign investment while strengthening its fiscal and macroeconomic stability.
[12] The country also prepared a Dominica Climate Resilience and Recovery Plan (CRRP) 2020-2030, which serves as an accompanying document to the NRDS.