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Validated Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement with the Agriculture Sector in Select Countries of the Caribbean
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
This document provides an overview of the Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement in the Agriculture Sector in select Caribbean countries, developed as part of the IICA Green Climate Fund Readiness Support Project. The ...
Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Farming Systems in the Caribbean: A Pilot Study
(Oregon State University, 2023)
This Pilot Study aims to use a stakeholder-driven, multi-disciplinary methodology to assess the impacts of climate change and adaptation on environmental, social, and economic outcomes in three case studies: sugarcane ...
Suelos saludables: la base de los sistemas alimentarios sostenibles en América Latina y el Caribe. Un aporte para los debates en las Américas previos a la Cumbre sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios de las Naciones Unidas 2021
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2021)
Se plantean las acciones dirigidas a mejorar la salud del suelo, ofreciendo un mayor retorno de inversión para crear y mantener sistemas agroalimentarios saludables en América Latina y el Caribe. Se plantean los agricultores ...
National Action Plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement The Bahamas
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
The IICA-GCF Readiness Project is aimed at improving climate action in the agricultural sector in nine Caribbean countries. It improves the agriculture GHG inventory by assessing the status of the national inventory, ...
Desde cero: salud del suelo para la mitigación del cambio climático y la transformación del sistema alimentario
(04-11-2021)
La importancia de la salud de los suelos para la mitigación del cambio climático, la resiliencia y la sostenibilidad de los sistemas agroalimentarios fue puesta en primer plano durante un debate con la participación de ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Kitts and Nevis
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
St. Kitts & Nevis' agriculture sector represents 1.4% of GDP and consists of small-scale farms. The government owns most of the farm land, with the remainder owned by individuals and families. Subsistence farming is common, ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Commonwealth of Dominica
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
Agriculture is the second-largest sector in Dominica, contributing between 11.5% and 15.2% of the country's GDP from 2010 to 2020. However, several barriers to implementing the country's NDCs have been identified, including ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
Agriculture is a priority sector for adaptation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but no mitigation targets were included in its initial Nationally Determined Contributions (iNDC). The main barrier to implementing climate ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Suriname
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
Agriculture is a significant sector in Suriname, employing 17% of the population, but faces challenges such as low productivity, inadequate technology, and limited irrigation. The country has prioritized climate resilient ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Saint Lucia
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
The agriculture sector in Saint Lucia is primarily small-scale and rain-fed, with limited use of modern technology. Agriculture has not been prioritized in Saint Lucia’s NDCs due to challenges such as limited data availability, ...