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Final report IFAD's role in Jamaica
(IICA, 1993)
Un informe sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo preparado para Jamaica por la Comisión de las Naciones Unidas sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (CNUMAD) identifica los principales impactos ambientales en la agricultura; estos ...
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 ...
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.
Proceedings of Seminar on Papaya and Mango
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1993)
On the seminar the main export markets, the current situación and the investment climate for papaya and mango in Jamaica were among the topics presented. Also, their agro-ecological adaptability, varieties and lines, ...
Proceedings of the institutional context for on-farm adaptive research: Round table
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1993)
The objective of the round-table was to discuss issues concerning the institutionalization of an on-farm research capacibility, drawing on the Hillside Agriculture Sub-Project's (HASP). Multidisciplinary, integrated farming ...
Proceedings of the Sustainable Small Farm Milk Production Dairy Development workshop
(IICA, 1993)
The document includes five themes: Dairy development in Jamaica; Caribbean small farm milk production; herd health for sustainable milk production; St. Stanislaus dairy demonstration unit: a farm profile; and, herd management ...
The social dynamics of on-farm adaptive research
(IICA, 12-1993)
The paper gives some guidelines of how to conduct interviews with farmers in order to create an atmosphere in which the researcher and farmer can work for each other's benefit. This requirement is essential in the cases ...