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Climate smart agriculture systems : shadehouse production manual
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2017)
Crop production, which is vital to global food security, is being affected by climate change all over the world. However, the impact is being felt more severely in the more impoverished communities. It has been predicted ...
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 ...
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 ...
Family farming : considerations for agricultural policies in the Caribbean
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2019)
In 2014, the role of farmers in the Caribbean was brought into even sharper focus with the global effort to recognize and promote the concept of ‘family farmers.’ In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions in the Caribbean : Where does agriculture fit?
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is pleased to present this publication, which synthesizes how agriculture is addressed in the INDCs of the Caribbean region. Together with its partners, ...
Regional assessment - LA: maize situation in Latin America: outlook and investment opportunities
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2014)
Is very clearly a need for a study in Latin America to provide information and analysis that will give a better understanding of the current economic situation of maize, as well as the major factors that have contributed ...
Experiencias en el uso de servicios de mensajería de texto y telefonía móvil en los mercados agrícolas de Costa Rica, Ecuador, Trinidad y Tobago y Uruguay
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
Los SIMA han implementado diversas herramientas para que la información que se genera sea precisa, oportuna, confable y transparente. En la medida en que las sociedades se han ido “informatizando”, opciones como las páginas ...
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 ...
Proceedings of the First Seminar on Synthetic Biology for Biotechnology-Regulatory Decision Makers from the Americas: (San Jose, 16th and 17th March 2016)
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2017)
This document is divided into three sections. The first is an overview of SynBio which includes the contributions (presentations) of seven experts from various disciplines, who
provided concepts for defining SynBio (Fan ...
Climate Smart Agriculture in the Eastern Caribbean States : The Path to Sustainability and Stability of Growth in a Changing Climate: Belle Vue Farmers’ Cooperative, St. Lucia
Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to developing the technical, policy and investment conditions to achieve sustainable agricultural development for food security under climate change. The goal of CSA is to ...