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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 ...
Pimento : the Jamaican allspice story
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2013)
This book is on Pimento otherwise known to the spice world as Jamaican Allspice, one of Jamaica’s oldest export commodities. It is the most informative and comprehensive book to be written on the subject and the most recent ...
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).
Farming systems research and extension approach
(IICA, 12-1994)
The document provides definitions of the Farming Systems and the role of the Farming System Research/Extension (FSR/E) in Jamaica.
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 ...
Vegetable Production Programme-Brumdec Third Quarterly Report
(IICA, 1982)
El presente documento es un informe que presenta un paquete de prácticas agrícolas en vegetales recomendadas. También se formulan recomendaciones sobre las áreas de investigación futura.
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 ...
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 ...
Yam Export Committee (YAMEX): Preliminary report
(IICA, 05-1988)
The document indicates that the Yam Export Committee (YAMEX) was created to recommend a strategy for increasing local and overseas promotion, production and marketing of yams for the smallscale farm sector, particularly ...
Cost of production of food crops: St. Thomas
(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)