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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 ...
Agua, alimento para la tierra
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2014)
Aborda áreas de oportunidad que le permitirán a la agricultura del continente americano cumplir con el triple propósito de asegurar el abasto de alimentos, contribuir a la sustentabilidad de los recursos naturales e impulsar ...
Sistematización de buenas prácticas de adaptación del sector agropecuario ante el cambio climático
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2015)
En este documento se resumen casos concretos de aplicación de buenas prácticas de adaptación de los sistemas agropecuarios ante el cambio climático en algunos países de América Latina, las cuales pueden ser consideradas, ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Forage Fact Sheet Trichanthera
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
Brief explanation of the Trichantera: plant description, forage management, cultivation, cutting, transplanting, fertilization and use