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A business plan and marketing strategy for the development of the dairy goat industry in Trinidad and Tobago
The Trinidad and Tobago Goat and Sheep Society (TTGSS) recently has been at the forefront of efforts to improve the dairy goat sector, by partnering with the Inter American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA). ...
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 ...
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
Roots and tubers processing in the Caribbean : status and guidelines
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2013)
This publication represents a collaborative effort of several institutions and persons led by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Trinidad and Tobago Office. The idea for the study of the ...
Managing hazards, reducing risks and increasing investments in agriculture -some perspectives : critical analysis of policy issues for repositioning agriculture in the Caribbean
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2007)
This special paper seeks to widen understanding and promote a new mindset with respect to three issues critical to the agriculture development process: 1) Natural hazards and disaster mangement in agriculture in the ...
The Trinidad & Tobago Dairy Goat Manual Breeds, Milking, Herd Health, Records
(TTGSS, 2016)
The information contained in this manual describes the important aspects of dairy goat production in Trinidad and Tobago. Its purpose is to help you and other farmers improve your production. The manual assumes that you ...
A quantitative analysis of the performance of the Windward Islands Banana Industry : measuring total factr productivity growth, 1965-1995
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1997)
This document explains on bananas are the most important tropical fruit in world trade. In, 1995, world imports of bananas totaled 10.6 million metric tons valued at over US .3 billion. The Windward islands have traditionally ...
A post harvest handling system for cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz)
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1989)
The cassava root, like the other root and tuber crops, has been traditionally treated as a hardy crop with little attention being paid to proper harvesting and post harvest handling procedures. These reasons have accounted ...
Current food and domestic demand situation in the countries of the Lesser Antilles
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1997)
This document explains an overview of the agricultural trade balance of the ten countries to Caribe. Included fresh fruits, food crops, commodities designated as exotics: mandarins, tangerines, and limes, vegetables, ...
Innovative Approach to Managing Risks and Facilitating Intra- Regional Trade during COVID-19 Pandemic in the Caribbean Region: A powerful tool to facilitate trade as a stimulus to expand agriculture production and enhance food and nutrition security in the COVID-19 emergency
Guide for the systematization of successful initiatives to address the COVID-19 public health pandemic impacts on agriculture and food security.