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Assessment of Agricultural technology development and transfer in St. Kitts and Nevis
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1991)
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is bent on developing agriculture to boost its economy. This goal presents a stimulating challenge to the institutional technology development and transfer system for modernizing the ...
Analysis of agricultural research priorities in the Caribbean
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1998)
This report is structured as follows: chapter i provides this brief introduction. In order to set the background for priority setting in the Caribbean, chapter 2 provides a brief description of several National Agricultural ...
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.
Rural development for small farmers in the Andean region through diversification of production activities for new markets
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1990)
The objetive of this proposal is to begin identifying the real alternatives that exist for incorporating a large portion of small farmers into production processes aimed at special market niches for nontraditional agricultural ...
The development of policies for the development of agrobiotecnologies in IICA member countries
(The coopers & Lybrand Consulting Group, 1991)
This document presents:
-Background and current situation
-Policies and strategies of selected advanced industrialized countries
-Potential opportunities, threats and challenges associated with the development of ...
A review of the macro-economic policy environment of the OECS: 1980-1995
(IICA, 1997)
This paper examines the objectives and instruments of macroeconomic policy and highlights important developments and policy changes over the period 1980-1995 in policy formulation and implementation for the five member ...
Cost of production of food crops : Kingston and St. Andrew
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1994)
The costs presented in this publication correspond to the costs of labour and inputs directly used in the production of the crop (variable cost).
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, ...
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 ...
Agricultural services development project project feasibility study
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1990)
In 1988, at the request of the IDB, IICA met with Bahamian agricultural sector authorities to prepare the Agricultural Services Development Project. This activity was divided into two phases; the first phase involved the ...