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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 ...
Regional oil and gas bonanza and the 25x2025 food import reduction imperative
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 14-06-2022)
El Gobierno de Guyana y el CARICOM llevaron a cabo el Foro y Exposición de Agroinversión: invertir en Visión 25x2025, en mayo del 2022, como modo de abordar el tema de la inseguridad alimentaria, causada en gran medida por ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hillside Agricultural Sub-project (HASP): Evaluation of Agronomic and social-economic research (OFAR)
(IICA, 07-1993)
The document presents an evaluation of the Hillside Agricultural Sub/project (HASP) in Jamaica created to increase the socio-economic well-being of Northern Rio Cobre watershed. The objective of the project was to promote ...
Hillside Agriculture Sub-Project (HASP): Economics of pineapple intercropping
(IICA, 12-1994)
El documento pretende ser de ayuda para los agricultores para satisfacer sus necesidades a corto plazo, intercalando hortalizas y otros cultivos como la piña. Además de mejorar la productividad de la piña y el cultivo ...
Modernization of the IICA Office in Jamaica
(IICA, 04-2001)
In this document explains about the modernization program comprised three basic elements: 1) development of a strategic plan for IICA technical cooperation in Jamaica; 2) administrative modernization of the office; 3) ...
Hurricane Ivan farmer relief programme
(IICA, 05-2005)
The USAID, IICA and MOA to collaborate in facilitating a wider programme of disbursement of grant funds that was aimed at providing relief to affected farmers -hence the Hurricane Ivan Farmer Relief Programme.