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2016 Annual report : Saint Lucia: IICA’S contribution to the development of agriculture and rural communities
(2016)
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) carried out several technical activities in 2016, focusing on areas such as climate change adaptation, agro-tourism, value chain development, sustainable ...
Pest management operators training manual
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
This manual seeks to provide the reader with general information on organisms that have attained pest status in the urban environment, the factors that contribute to these organisms attaining pest status, the principles ...
What's the big deal about MSMEs?
(2016)
This Feature highlights the importance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in agriculture in the Caribbean, and the role that they play in the development process. It recognises that in spite of their initiative, ...
Changing climate, changing farming systems
(2016)
This feature highlights the already known causes and potential impacts of climate change, as well as the options for response in the Caribbean farming community. It also highlights initiatives that are being carried out ...
96° in the shade: Cooling things down in protected agriculture structures
(2016)
This feature provides an overview of Protected Agriculture (PA) structures as an important thrust to tackle increased food production in the Caribbean in a new climate reality. It provides background on the challenges ...
IICA Cosechando resultados. 2015 Síntesis informe anual
(2016)
El documento recopila los resultados obtenidos por el Instituto en el 2015. Los logros operativizaron todos los instrumentos de cooperación establecidos en el Plan de Mediano Plazo (PMP) para el periodo 2014-2018. Se planteó ...
Are farmers still planting by the moon?
(2016)
This feature highlights the value of both traditional (longstanding) and innovative methods of farming in the Caribbean, as well as the benefit of understanding current practices and systems to support a more resilient ...
Grenada. Annual Report 2015
(2016)
The 2015 Work Plan prioritized the Flagship Projects as the main instrument of technical cooperation for Grenada. Those which Grenada benefited from were Resilience and Comprehensive Risk Management in Agriculture and ...
Agriculture Policy Programme Caribbean Action: Suriname, country update
(2016)
The Update highlights contributions of the APP from actions under the Scale Down Work Plan, that were grounded in-country with direct benefits to local stakeholders.
Meeting food safety & consumer expectations: What every Agri-MSME needs to know
(2016)
This Feature highlights the importance of understanding what it takes to meet food safety and consumer expectations in the marketing of agri-products in the Caribbean. Agri-MSMEs have many elements to consider and decisions ...