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Proceedings of the symposium on Disaster Risk Management
(IICA, 2010)
Represents the proceedings of the symposium, with a view to sharing the presentations, discussions and recommendations to as wide an audience as possible. It is hoped that this publication can form the basis for enhanced ...
The agriculture, food and health challenge: critical issues, perspectives and options
(IICA, 2010)
This ‘Critical Issues, Perspectives and Options’ (CIPO) publication provides some broader long-term development perspectives on the subject. This issue builds on a previous and first such publication which
addressed ...
Webinar 4. Addressing climate change in agriculture possibilities for the future
(07-07-2023)
Dr. Chaney St. Martin, International Specialist in Soil and Water Management with IICA's Agricultural Climate Action and Sustainability Program explains the vision of transforming towards a mote climate responsive regional ...
Webinar 1. The Vision Of Agriculture as a part of the climate solution in the Caribbean region
(16-03-2023)
The Climate Responsive Agriculture Forum 2023 is an event aimed at discussing the vital role that agriculture plays in mitigating climate change in the Caribbean region, the virtual conference featured engaging discussions ...
National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: Trinidad & Tobago
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
The IICA-GCF Readiness Project aims to enhance climate action in the agricultural sector in nine CARICOM sub-region countries by strengthening policies, capacities, frameworks, methods, and institutional arrangements for ...
Current food and domestic demand situation in the countries of the Lesser Antilles
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1997)
This document explains an overview of the agricultural trade balance of the ten countries to Caribe. Included fresh fruits, food crops, commodities designated as exotics: mandarins, tangerines, and limes, vegetables, ...
Techniques for creating high quality compost in an effort to reduce fertilizer cost
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 17-08-2022)
Mr. Bryan Smith, Agriculture Specialist at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund explains the principles of composting, the steps in setting up a compost pile, as well as the composting process. Mr. Smith also delves into ...
Pests and diseases as constraints in the production and marketing of fruits in the Caribbean
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1985)
In this document explain the seminar held in Barbados in 1985 sought to identify those pests and diseases which might act as constraints to the production and marketing of fruits in the region.
En este documento se explica ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Trinidad and Tobago
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
Trinidad and Tobago's agriculture sector contributes only 1.2% to the country's GDP, but it employs over 4% of the population and plays a crucial role in diversifying the economy. However, the sector faces challenges in ...
A quantitative analysis of the performance of the Windward Islands Banana Industry : measuring total factr productivity growth, 1965-1995
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1997)
This document explains on bananas are the most important tropical fruit in world trade. In, 1995, world imports of bananas totaled 10.6 million metric tons valued at over US .3 billion. The Windward islands have traditionally ...