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Hillside Agriculture Sub-Project (HASP): Wholesale seasonal price variation for the coronation market
(IICA, 12-1994)
This report provides information regarding seasonal price variations at the Coronation market for a number of crops. As such, this study is geared as a farm planning tool for both extensionists and farmers.
Regional Conference on Rural Women Food Producers in the Caribbean Kingston: Report
(IICA, 05-1995)
The conference intents to raise consciousness of the conditions and needs of rural women farmers and to convince the authorities, ministers of agriculture, statistical units, planning agencies and the like, to institute ...
Economic assessment of different technological packages in yellow yam production
(IICA, 01-1996)
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The study presents a general portrait of five diverse technological packages, and for each account income and cost of production schedules (listing all labour and material costs)
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 ...
Jamaica: a strategic proposal for rural development IICA
(01-1994)
The objectives of this document are to identify the main groups of rural poor; to evaluate their basic resources; to examine the structure of the real and potential demand for Jamaica's agricultural products; to assess the ...
The structural adjustment process on Jamaica's agricultural sector
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 03-1993)
Until recently, agricultural activity, and in particular, the export of sugar and bananas was the mainstay of the Jamaican economy. The economic diversification which has resulted in mineral exports and tourism as the major ...
Rural poverty in Jamaica: a reference bibliography
(IICA, 1993)
This bibliography presents the result of a literature review and search for relevant documents dealing with rural poverty in Jamaica.
Notes on the economic structural adjustment process in Jamaica
(IICA, 01-1994)
The aim of this paper is to trace the socioeconomic scenario that impelled Jamaica to affirm its economic liberalization process. It narrates the economic ambience that preceded the structural adjustment process itself, ...
Cost of production of food crops: St. Ann
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1994)
The costs presented in this publication correspond to the costs of labour and inputs directly used in the production of the crop (cariable cost).
Cost of production of food crops: Manchester
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1994)
The costs presented in this publication correspond to the costs of labour and inputs directly used in the production of the crop (variable cost).