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Proceedings of a workshop on Post Harvest Handling of Horticultural Commodities for Export
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1990)
The document explains that recently, Trinidad and Tobago has experience a high rate of growth in the export of fresh horticultural commodities, with an increase in volume of exports of three hundred percent (300 percent) ...
Diagnosis of the pineapple industry in Guyana: major constraints and perspectives
(IICA, 09-1993)
Pineapple production, the third export crop after rice and sugar cane, has been decreasing since 1990, in terms of volume and quality, resulting in a large reduction of exports of fresh fruit and a significant increase in ...
An overview of the current status of agriculture in Tobago: implications for the future
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1994)
The document explains that successfull agricultural diversification in the future will require a focussed approach which is bases on optimal use of resources in a manner that makes Tobago's agriculture competitive, ...
A review of the macro-economic policy environment of the OECS: 1980-1995
(IICA, 1997)
This paper examines the objectives and instruments of macroeconomic policy and highlights important developments and policy changes over the period 1980-1995 in policy formulation and implementation for the five member ...
A profile of caribbean agriculture in the 1990's
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 04-1998)
In this document explains among the caribbean region, the national policy objectives for the agricultural sector may be conveniently summarised according to four broad objectives: 1) to increase competitiveness of fresh ...
Agriculture in Jamaica : 1991-1995 and beyond
(1999)
The information and analysis are based on statistics and descriptive information extracted from various national sources, as well as from reports generated by regional and international counterpart institutions. It is ...
Business management for small businesses in Trinidad and Tobago: a guide
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 01-1990)
This manual seeks to outline the basic management techniques necessary for the successful operation of a small business. A small business is an enterprise owned by an individual, group or organization producing and/or ...
Survey on pineapple pests and diseases in the lesser Antilles: final report
(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.
workshop training manual on the annual planning process
(IICA, 1994)
The document explains that the activities presented in this manual have been prepared so as to enable workshop participants to grasp a more indepth understanding of the Annual Planning Methodology as a mechanism for improving ...
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 ...