The Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers Association (BEPPA) is a commodity group of the Barbados Agricultural Society.  The Association was established on the July 1^st 1975. 

The main purposes of the BEPPA are as follows:

1.       To promote and protect the breeding, hatching, raising, Caribbean and Caricom Area.

2.       To encourage and assist in the promotion of any Progressive Programme which have for its object the increased consumption of Eggs and Poultry by the people of Barbados and the other Islands in the Caribbean and Caricom Area.

3.       To afford such advice and information to members’ as may be of assistance to them in matters connected with the breeding, hatching, raising, processing and marketing of Baby Chicks, Eggs and Poultry.

An additional object of the group has been and still is moving Barbados to a state of self-sufficiency in the production of both poultry meats and table eggs.  This group has also been known to lobby for restrictions on the imports of poultry parts and eggs, which can be produce locally.

There are additional benefits, which a poultry farmer can enjoy as a result of being a member of the Association.  The fee for membership is nominal at best being only $5.00 per year. In addition the farmers have exposure to a range of educational and developmental seminars and workshops that the Association conducts in collaboration with the Barbados Agricultural Society.  Moreover, members get to voice their concerns as an integrated group, as opposed to presenting individualistic concerns that may appear to be less important due to the number of people affected. Consequently, the ability of the industry to lobby politicians and other interests to provide greater opportunities for the industry is greatly enhanced.

The BEPPA has a Board of Directors comprising the President, Vice President and six Board Members, the total number of members on the Board being eight.  The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) is the Secretariat for the Association and is the headquarters for its operations.