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    • Systematization of experiences in natural resource conservation and payment for ecosystem services at the Santa Isabel Micro-basin in Namasigue, Choluteca, Honduras. Guaranteeing the water supply for domestic use by the communities in the area of influence 

      Centro de Gestión del Conocimiento y Cooperación Horizontal (CGCCH); Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (IICA, 2021)
      It is intended to improve the management, conservation and use of water resources in the Santa Isabel micro-basin, Honduras; by promoting activities to conserve natural resources in the surrounding communities, such as ...
    • System of Rice Intensification 

      Chacón, Kattia; Gutman, Daniel (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2022)
      Identifies the achievements made by farmers in reducing water consumption in rice cultivation, using innovative practices to face climate change and water scarcity, based on this interest, you collect examples of plaicacón ...
    • Synthesis of proceedings and conclusions 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (IICA, 12-1987)
      This document contains a description of the objectives of the seminar, its program, and the speeches delivered at the opening session. In addition, it contains summaries of the most relevant items dealt with at the working ...
    • Sustainable livestock: a stronghold against climate change and in favor of the preservation of ecosystems in Latin America 

      Chacón, Kattia; Gutman, Daniel (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2022)
      It presents the scope of sustainable livestock farming as a fundamental role in the adaptation and mitigation of climate change. Takes the conservation about ecosystems, rationalization in the use of natural resources and ...
    • Sustainable Land Management and Strengthening Resilience of Agricultural Lands and Forests in Dominica ( PISLM -IICA) 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Coipel, Kent (2020)
      Descripción: The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) has contracted IICA to support the implementation of the project entitled "Sustainable Land Management in the Commonwealth of Dominica; ...
    • Sustainable development social organization, institutional arrangements and rural development: selected readings 

      Sepúlveda, S; Edwards, R; Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (1996)
      This document has been arranged in four parts: the first gives the major conceptual elements of micro-regional development; the next discusses the bsses for under-standing the social and grass-roots organizations; the third ...
    • Sustainable Agriculture Systems in the Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Lightbourne, Shacara (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2020)
      Este documento es un anexo técnico del Proyecto Sistemas de agricultura sostenible después del huracán Dorian. El proyecto está diseñado para ayudar a los agricultores de las islas de Abaco y Gran Bahama a volver a ingresar ...
    • Sustainable Agriculture on the Hillsides of Central America: Opportunities for Interinstitutional Collaboration: report on workshop 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE); Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1991)
      The paper refers to experiments with green-manure crops that require little investment and are capable of growing in marginal soils under minimum tillage and it emphasizes since 1987, thousands of small-farm families in ...
    • Sustainable Agriculture Milestones in the Americas 

      Chacón, Kattia; Gutman, Daniel (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2022)
      Identies relevant cases of sustainable agriculture in the Americas, successful experiences in confronting climate change, protection of the environment and natural resources. Likewise, about COP27, presented as the key ...
    • Sustainable agricultural development for small hillside farmers in Jamaica 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Van-Crowder, L. (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1994)
      This publication contains two papers that deal with sustainable agricultural development for small hillside farmers in Jamaica, focusing on institutional and technological considerations. The first paper established the ...
    • Sustainability in an uncertain season 

      Global Agricultural Productivity Report; Zeigler, Margaret; Steensland, Ann (2016)
      Este documento aboga por políticas e innovaciones en cinco áreas claves para ayudar a los sectores agrícolas y alimentario a manejar temporadas inciertas de ciclos económicos fluctuantes y cambio climático, al mismo tiempo ...
    • Survey on pineapple pests and diseases in the lesser Antilles: final report 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Marie, Franck; Mc Comie, Lilory; Rhodes, Lewelleyn; Ambrose, Everton (IICA, 03-1995)
      This survey was aimed at identifying, for each country visited (Trinidad, Santa Lucia, San Vicente, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua, San Kitts and Dominica), the main pests and diseases in local pineapple fields.
    • Survey on birds' damage damage to fruits in Tobago 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Berthol, Brigitte (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1992)
      This survey sought to find out which birds were involved, the fruit crops most attacked by the birds and whether the extent of the danage varied according to the location of the fields. The main birds involved are the ...
    • Survey of food crop production and planting intentions 

      Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA); Fondo Simón Bolívar (IICA, 1981)
      In this report the details of a survey of food crop production and planting intentions are outliend. Particular emphasis is give to the questionaire desing, the mechanics of undertaking the survey, the sample of producers ...
    • Suriname: an overview 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Aitken-Soux, Percy (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1990)
      First, the document includes geographical, historical and political data above Suriname. Continuously, section two refers to the economy: an overview; section three to the population and employment; section four to the ...
    • Suriname: Agricultural investment alternatives to oil palm 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA); Centro de Programas y Proyectos de Inversión (CEPPI) (IICA, 09-1992)
      The main objective is to identify potential crops and livestock alternatives to replace oil palm on the oldest state-owned plantation in Suriname: Victoria. The report is divided into five chapters and seven annexes that ...
    • Suriname. Technical cooperation strategy 2011-2014 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (IICA, 2011)
      Presents the Suriname country strategy, which is an instrument that organizes and prioritizes the technical cooperation that the institute provides to the country. It begins with the development of a strategic framework ...
    • Suriname. Significant achievements 2022 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      IICA has provided technical assistance to Suriname for several projects aimed at improving agriculture production and technology. These projects include the establishment of plant nurseries equipped with automated irrigation ...
    • Suriname. Significant achievements 2021 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2022)
      The main activities carried out by the Institute in Suriname during 2021 are identified, with respect to the needs and interests of the country, strengthening in issues of apiculture, composting, agrotourism, livestock. ...
    • Suriname. Significant achievements 2020 

      Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) (2021)
      The main activities carried out by the Institute in Suriname during 2020 are identified, with respect to the needs and interests of the country, in favor of food security and environmental conservation. Likewise, among the ...