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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 ...
Assessment of the vulnerability of Jamaica’s agricultural sector to the adverse consequences of severe weather events
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2018)
The report provides a list of recommendations for the agriculture sector in general, and others for specific sub-sectors, all of which can help the sector to adapt to vulnerabilities related to climate variables. In ...
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 ...
Technical Manual for the production of specific herbal plants in Jamaica
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2015)
This manual sets out the practices which have been carried out by researchers to successfully grow the plant species blackmint, cerasee, lemon grass, peppermint and sorrel in monoculture to produce acceptable yields either ...
Pimento : the Jamaican allspice story
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2013)
This book is on Pimento otherwise known to the spice world as Jamaican Allspice, one of Jamaica’s oldest export commodities. It is the most informative and comprehensive book to be written on the subject and the most recent ...
Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza: experiencias y oportunidades en los paisajes agrícolas de América Latina y el Caribe
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2019)
Soluciones basadas en la Naturaleza (SbN) agrupan acciones que gestionan los ecosistemas o emulan procesos naturales para responder de forma costo eficiente a los desafíos de la sostenibilidad.
Acuerdos ministeriales hemisféricos: Declaración de Bávaro y Plan AGRO 2003-2015 para la agricultura y la vida rural de las Américas: Bávaro 2001 - Panamá 2003 - Guayaquil 2005 - Guatemala 2007 - Jamaica 2009
(IICA, 2010)
Esta publicación se presenta, en la primera parte, el texto íntegro de todos los acuerdos que se han aprobado de la Primera a la Quinta Reunión Ministerial. En la segunda parte, se ofrece una reseña del Proceso Ministerial ...
IICA technical cooperation strategy in Jamaica 2011-2014Jamaica. Technical cooperation strategy 2011-2014
(IICA, 2011)
Presents the Jamaica 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 for ...
Building capacity for enhancing food security and rural life in the Americas: report of the Secretariat on the 2008 -2009 Ministerial Process Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas and the Fifth Ministerial Meeting - Jamaica 2009
(IICA, 2010)
The document is divided into two sections; The first deals with general information on the fifth Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas. In the second part, the background to the Ministerial ...
The contribution of agriculture to sustainable development in Jamaica
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2010)
This paper shows that the contribution of agriculture to GDP is, in fact, underreported. It outlines an alternative approach to assessing the sector’s performance and introduces the concept of expanded agriculture, which ...