Family farming : considerations for agricultural policies in the Caribbean
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ISBN
978-92-9248-821-5Date
2019Author
Francis, Diana
Carmichael, Charles
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Programa de Desarrollo Territorial y Agricultura Familiar (PDTAF)
Eje Transversal Innovación y Tecnología (ETIT)
Location
Puerto España, Trinidad and Tobago
Type
Libro
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In 2014, the role of farmers in the Caribbean was brought into even sharper focus with the global effort to recognize and promote the concept of ‘family farmers.’ In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) led this charge, with institutions, such as the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), supporting the call to action. To ensure that the family farming (FF) concept found application in the Caribbean Region, two years after the 2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF), IICA commissioned a study entitled Characterisation of Family Farms in the Caribbean: A Study of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as part of the Institute’s Flagship Project on Family Farming (FP-FF), by David Dollyand Glenroy Ennis (2017). This study was a first attempt to apply the varying formulations of a definition and characteristics of FF to a Caribbean context. It established the base for this current effort to determine the nature and scope of policy response for FF in the Caribbean.
Keywords
exploração agrícola familiar, family farms, exploitation agricole familiale, explotación agrícola familiar, política agrícola, agricultural policies, politique agricole, política agrícola, sector público, public sector, secteur public, sector público, política de desenvolvimento, development policies, politique de développement, política de desarrollo, cana de açúcar, sugar cane, canne à sucre, caña de azúcar, segurança alimentar, food security, sécurité alimentaire, seguridad alimentaria, Caribe, Caribbean, Caraibes,
Delegation
Representación Trinidad y Tobago
Publisher
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
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