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Will small yam farmers in Jamaica adopt the mini-sett technology
(IICA, 04-1996)
This research paper is a renewed attempt to clarify the importance of farmers'social context and opinions related to embracing a technological production package. It overviews and incorporates attitudinal questions centered ...
Improving watershed management and increasing socio-economic well-being through farming systems research and development. A MINAG/IICA sub-project of the GOJ-USAID hillside agricultural project
(IICA, 1988)
This volume I contains the proposal of a sub-project to increase the socio-economic well-being of Northern Rio Cobre Watershed residents, while conserving natural resources. The table of contents includes: background of ...
Improved technology for yam production
This publication is to highlight the application of the technology and describe the different stages of mini-sett production.
Economic feasibility of expanding permanent tree crops on hillsides
(IICA, 12-1991)
A typical farm model is presented. Its first application was used to address and analyze the economic feasibility of small farmers investing in tree crops on the hillsides. This model tries to represent the complex manner ...
Investigations on golden apple (Spondias cytherea) production with particular reference to post-harvest technology and processing
(IICA, 10-1994)
Señala el documento que se trata de un primer paso en el proceso de investigación científica acerca de la ambarella (jobo de la India). Con una promoción del fruto y de sus derivados, la ambarella tiene potencial para ...
Women food producers in Guyana: technology and marketing
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1996)
This document is one of three reports per country which present the technical results from the four areas of Program research, as well as the recommendations and preliminary action proposals related to women food producers.
Training day on mini-sett yam production
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1991)
In Jamaica the larger seed yams which are at least one and a half pounds in weight are ideally suited for the export market which can now be presented with uncut yams which have a longer shelf life ans lower post-harvest ...
The production and marketing of yams from allsides and the Christiana area of Jamaica
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA), 1978)
The purpose of this study expressed in the simplest and most general way, is to see step, how yams produced in All Sides by farmers, reach and are purchased by consumers of this product mainly in Jamaica.