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Cost of production of food crops: St. Catherine
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA), 1994)
The data presented in this publication consist of an update of the cost of production information released in July 1991. The technical coefficients for the different labour operations and inputs have been converted to ...
Jamaica's hillside agriculture: an environmental endowment
(IICA, 09-1994)
This paper discusses how Jamaica's hillside agriculture conceptually interfaces development and sustainability issues. Additionally, this farming systems in a fragile ecosystem is an environmental endowmen. It is anticipated ...
A roadbed for Jamaica's agricultural export development
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1994)
The document explains that the agriculture needs to be reestructured in order to promote and diversify exports. It reccapitulates the status of Jamaica's agriculture and its exports. A strategy Tropical boutique agriculture ...
The social dynamics of on-farm adaptive research
(IICA, 12-1993)
The paper gives some guidelines of how to conduct interviews with farmers in order to create an atmosphere in which the researcher and farmer can work for each other's benefit. This requirement is essential in the cases ...
Proceedings of the Sustainable Small Farm Milk Production Dairy Development workshop
(IICA, 1993)
The document includes five themes: Dairy development in Jamaica; Caribbean small farm milk production; herd health for sustainable milk production; St. Stanislaus dairy demonstration unit: a farm profile; and, herd management ...
IICA action strategy in Jamaica: 1990-1991
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1991)
The document refers to the overall strategy for the 1990-1991 biennium: a) to assist the Government of Jamaica in bringing Jamaican back to its pre-Hurricane Gilbert level of development, while at the same time developing, ...
On-farm mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivar trials for small hillside farmers between 230 and 300 meters elevation in the Parish of St. Catherine
(IICA, 12-1994)
Cuadros; 5 ref.
The objective of the document was to test the production of five commercial cultivars of mango, mangifera indica L., and to provide extension agents, local farmers and researchers with information on the ...
A report of a farmer market fair in Jamaica
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 09-1991)
This report encompasses the methodological aspects of the Farmers Market Fair, its organisation, administration, characteristics of producers and consumers, and nature of the produce. It also provides empirical evidence ...
Cost of production of food crops: portland
(IICA, 12-1994)
The costs presented in this publication correspond to the costs of labour and inputs directly used in the production of the crop (variable cost).
Hillside Agriculture Sub-Project baseline survey results
(IICA, 12-1994)
Cuadros
The purpose of this report is to provide information to extension officers, researchers, project implementors and policy-markers on the economic viability of mixed cropping systems. In so doing, it will list the ...