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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: The Bahamas
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)
The Bahamas stated adaptation priorities for the agricultural sector in its initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), including food security and reducing import dependency. However, as of August 2022, the country ...
Co-Innovating for more sustainable, climate responsive rice production in Chile
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 09-05-2023)
Over 200 people involved in the rice value chain participated in field days to observe research efforts and discuss the challenges and potential solutions to economically viable and more sustainable production. INIA has ...
Stakeholder Engagement Course
(2023)
This course on Stakeholder Engagement teaches students about accurately identifying and engaging with stakeholders in the agriculture sector. The course includes 4 modules covering fundamentals, inventory and mapping, GCF ...
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: 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, ...
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 ...