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Jamaica: the impact of the structural adjustment process of the agricultural sector. First draft
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1991)
The document is the first draft of a work on the impact of the structural adjustment process on the agricultural sector in Jamaica. The table of contents refers to: 1) background of the Jamaican economy and agriculture ...
Hillside Agricultural Sub-project (HASP): Evaluation of Agronomic and social-economic research (OFAR)
(IICA, 07-1993)
The document presents an evaluation of the Hillside Agricultural Sub/project (HASP) in Jamaica created to increase the socio-economic well-being of Northern Rio Cobre watershed. The objective of the project was to promote ...
The operation of the darinage system in the black river upper morass project
(IICA, 1981)
This document presents:
-Evaluation of the capacity of drains
-Drainage organisation
-Maintenance of the drainage system
-The pump stations
Este documento presenta:
-Evaluación de la capacidad de los desagües
-O ...
A review of land reform in Jamaica for the period 1972
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas, 1978)
Este documento tiene la intención de ser un seguimiento del "asentamiento de tierras en Jamaica". Este documento presenta una revisión combinada con la revisión anterior que debe dar una imagen bastante completa de la ...
Economic feasibility of expanding permanent tree crops on hillsides
(IICA, 12-1991)
A typical farm model is presented. Its first application was used to address and analyze the economic feasibility of small farmers investing in tree crops on the hillsides. This model tries to represent the complex manner ...
Crop Production on Hillside Using Non-Bench Terracing Alternative Measures for Soil Conservation. First Year's Results of the Olive River Soil Conservation Studies
(IICA, 1981)
A long term study aimed at determining appropriate soil conservation measures, other than bench terracing. In the first year, the experiment consisted of eight run-off plots representing four treaments replicated twice.
Un ...
The role of women in the development process Jamaica (with special reference to the role of rural women)
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA), 1980)
This is the second publication related to women which appears in the collection of papers "agriculture in Jamaica" as a contribution to the benchmarks of the program in the area.
The contribution of agriculture to sustainable development in Jamaica
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2010)
This paper shows that the contribution of agriculture to GDP is, in fact, underreported. It outlines an alternative approach to assessing the sector’s performance and introduces the concept of expanded agriculture, which ...
Training day on mini-sett yam production
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1991)
In Jamaica the larger seed yams which are at least one and a half pounds in weight are ideally suited for the export market which can now be presented with uncut yams which have a longer shelf life ans lower post-harvest ...