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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 ...
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 ...
A roadbed for Jamaica's agricultural export development
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-1994)
The document explains that the agriculture needs to be reestructured in order to promote and diversify exports. It reccapitulates the status of Jamaica's agriculture and its exports. A strategy Tropical boutique agriculture ...
Starting and financing a small business in Jamaica: a guide
(IICA, 1986)
Manual para el desarrollo y manejo de la pequeña empresa o negocio, dirigido a personas o grupos con interés de iniciarse en esa escala de la actividad económica. Asimismo, el Manual constituye un instrumento de apoyo para ...
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.
Seminar on mediterranean fruit fly
(IICA, 1981)
Se presentan temas abordas en el seminario acerca de la mosca mediterránea de la fruta.
Smoke curing of fish (as a household industry in rural Jamaica)
(Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas, 1981)
The preparation of this publication is timely with respect to the national efforts being made towards the development of the country's fish industry. It underscores the necessity for adaptive research in refining measures ...
Small business training tools. Test edition
(IICA, 03-1988)
This guide provides small-business trainers with a series of tools and techniques for improving their training activities. It is to be used in conjunction with the three IICA manuals for micro-entrepreneurs, titled: Starting ...
The Jamaican small-scale farmer: an annotated bibliography
(IICA, 1988)
Contiene una bibliografía anotada referida a aspectos económicos de los pequeños productores agrícolas de Jamaica. Su propósito es que sirva de apoyo a los investigadores y profesionales, tanto del sector gubernamental ...
Cost of production of food crops: St. Mary
(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 (variable cost).