1. SICA, ECADERT & BELIZE 1

2. SICA, ECADERT & BELIZE
The Central American Integration System (SICA) is the institutional framework of Regional Integration in Central America, created by the States of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
SICA was established on December 13, 1991, by the signing of the Tegucigalpa Protocol
Relevant bodies of the System
Meeting of Presidents and Heads of State. It is the supreme organ of the Central American Integration System.
Councils of Ministers: One of these is the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC). It was also created in 1991.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Belize is a member of the CAC 2

3. SICA, ECADERT & BELIZE
ECADERT is an initiative in the framework of the SICA
Its formulation process was approved by the XXXIII Central American Presidents and Heads of State Summit (December 5, 2008)
They agreed to formulate the Central American Strategy for Rural Territorial Development in the following way
To instruct the Central American Agricultural Council to prioritize the development of a Central American Strategy for the Rural Territorial Sustainable Development, in coordination with relevant institutions of SICA, and to manage regional and international technical cooperation and financial support for this strategy 3

4. ECADERT Formulation & Approval Process
Establishment Regional Team (SECAC, IICA, RUTA)
Establishment of Working Groups
Preparatory Phase
Guidelines for the process
Formulation
Definition of General aspects (Vision, mission, objectives, functions, etc)
Final Regional and National consultation
Draft version of ECADERT
Revision & consultation
Ministers Council CAC
Presentation to Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Presidential and Heads of State Summit approves
Political
Agreements
GTI-CAC reviews and approves
Presentation to International Coop.
CA Meeting about RTD
First national and regional consultation
Contributions to the formulation process
Adjustment based on consultation process
GTI-CAC reviews and approves
Dec 08 – Feb 09
Mar – Aug 09
Aug - Oct 09
Nov - Dec 2009

6. ECADERT webpage at www.territorioscentroamericanos.org
Electronic fora: General, Family farming, Rural youth, Knowldege management, Education and capacity-building
General information and gender issues at