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Hunger and nutrition from belly-full to body-fuel
(2015)
Part I-Exploring Hunger, discusses the various definitions and interpretations of the word hunger, its causes and global efforts to eliminate its extreme forms. Particular focus is placed on Goal 1 of the Millennium ...
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 ...
Meeting food safety & consumer expectations: What every Agri-MSME needs to know
(2016)
This Feature highlights the importance of understanding what it takes to meet food safety and consumer expectations in the marketing of agri-products in the Caribbean. Agri-MSMEs have many elements to consider and decisions ...
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 ...
Forage Fact Sheet Kudzu
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
Brief explanation of the Kudzu: plant description, forage management, cultivation, cutting, transplanting, fertilization and use
Grenada. Significant achievements 2017
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2018)
The main activities carried out by the Institute in Granada during 2017 are identified, with respect to the needs and interests of the country, strengthening issues such as family farming, innovation, sustainability, ...
Forage Fact Sheet Moringa
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
Brief explanation of the Moringa: plant description, forage management, cultivation, cutting, transplanting, fertilization and use
Forage Fact Sheet Mulberry
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
Brief explanation of the Mulberry: plant description, forage management, cultivation, cutting, transplanting, fertilization and use
Impactful innovations. Lessons from family agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Insituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2014)
This document summarizes the fifteen projects that were selected by a panel of international experts as those which best represent the technological, institutional and organizational innovations carried out with and by ...
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 ...