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Characterisation of Family Farms in the Caribbean : A Study of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2017)
The study was conducted with the support of researchers from the University of West Indies, Dr. David Dolly and Mr. Glenroy Ennis, who traveled to each of the countries to carry out the interviews and field visits, with ...
Cassava in the Caribbean region : a look at the potential of the crop to promote agricultural development and economic growth
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), 2016)
This document is an attempt to present an overview of the technological options that are currently available to promote increased productivity and competitiveness of the cassava crop. These options could become an excellent ...
Pimento : the Jamaican allspice story
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2013)
This book is on Pimento otherwise known to the spice world as Jamaican Allspice, one of Jamaica’s oldest export commodities. It is the most informative and comprehensive book to be written on the subject and the most recent ...
Seminar on mediterranean fruit fly
(IICA, 1981)
Se presentan temas abordas en el seminario acerca de la mosca mediterránea de la fruta.
A roadbed for Jamaica's agricultural export development
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1994)
The document explains that the agriculture needs to be reestructured in order to promote and diversify exports. It reccapitulates the status of Jamaica's agriculture and its exports. A strategy Tropical boutique agriculture ...
The social dynamics of on-farm adaptive research
(IICA, 12-1993)
The paper gives some guidelines of how to conduct interviews with farmers in order to create an atmosphere in which the researcher and farmer can work for each other's benefit. This requirement is essential in the cases ...
Assessment of the vulnerability of Jamaica’s agricultural sector to the adverse consequences of severe weather events
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2018)
The report provides a list of recommendations for the agriculture sector in general, and others for specific sub-sectors, all of which can help the sector to adapt to vulnerabilities related to climate variables. In ...
Hillside Agriculture Sub-Project (HASP): Wholesale seasonal price variation for the coronation market
(IICA, 12-1994)
This report provides information regarding seasonal price variations at the Coronation market for a number of crops. As such, this study is geared as a farm planning tool for both extensionists and farmers.
The Jamaican small-scale farmer: an annotated bibliography
(IICA, 1988)
Contiene una bibliografía anotada referida a aspectos económicos de los pequeños productores agrícolas de Jamaica. Su propósito es que sirva de apoyo a los investigadores y profesionales, tanto del sector gubernamental ...
Smoke curing of fish (as a household industry in rural Jamaica)
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas, 1981)
The preparation of this publication is timely with respect to the national efforts being made towards the development of the country's fish industry. It underscores the necessity for adaptive research in refining measures ...