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Regional projects : towards progressive collaboration
(2016)
Discussing the proceedings of a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for an agriculture project in the Caribbean probably sounds like a dry subject. It conjures up images of bureaucrats sitting around a table discussing ...
IICA's contribution to Caribbean agriculture 2002-2004
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2004)
IICA's contribution to Caribbean agricuture 2002-2004: leading change and institutional reform at IICA in support of Caribbean agriculture; implementation of a new structure based on an integrated management framework; ...
Trinidad y Tobago. Significant achievements 2010-2017
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2017)
The main activities carried out by the Institute in Trinidad and Tobago are identified, during the period from 2010 to 2017, with respect to the needs and interests of the country, strengthening issues such as biotechnology, ...
Dairy goat milking : handbook for farmers: a step by step guide
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2018)
This handbook seeks the outline standard operating procedures for each step of the value chain to ensure the production of a high quality finished product. It can also serve as a practical guide to farmers, processors and ...
Family farming : considerations for agricultural policies in the Caribbean
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2019)
In 2014, the role of farmers in the Caribbean was brought into even sharper focus with the global effort to recognize and promote the concept of ‘family farmers.’ In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hunger and nutrition from belly-full to body-fuel
(2015)
Part I-Exploring Hunger, discusses the various definitions and interpretations of the word hunger, its causes and global efforts to eliminate its extreme forms. Particular focus is placed on Goal 1 of the Millennium ...
Cassava and sweet potato. Suitability of popular Caribbean varieties for value added product development
(IICA, 2015)
The information presented herein is the outcome of a project, “Enhancing the Value Added Processing of Roots and Tubers in the Caribbean through the Transfer of Improved Technologies” funded by the Inter-American Institute ...
Forage Fact Sheet Gliricidia
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
Brief explanation of the Gliricidia: plant description, forage management, cultivation, cutting, transplanting, fertilization and use