Jamaica. Significant achievements 2021
Abstract
The main activities carried out by the Institute in Jamaica during 2021 are identified, with respect to the needs and interests of the country, strengthening issues such as composting, waste management, agrotourism, food safety and health, international trade, biosafety and bioeconomy. Likewise, work was done to mitigate the effects of hidden hunger and non-communicable diseases, through biofortified crops; as well as to strengthen the production of basic grains and vegetable seeds, in the management and production of crops with resistance to antimicrobial agents. Finally, pest control was strengthened, especially against African swine fever. Se identifican las principales actividades realizadas por el Instituto en Jamaica durante el 2021, con respecto a las necesidades e interés del país, fortaleciendo en temas como el compostaje, gestión de residuos, agroturismo, inocuidad y sanidad de los alimentos, comercio internacional, bioseguridad y bioeconomía. Así mismo, se trabajo en mitigar los efectos del hambre oculta y las enfermedades no transmisibles, por medio de cultivos biofortificados; así como a fortalecer la producción de granos básicos y semillas de hortalizas, en el manejo y producción de los cultivos con resistencia a los agentes antimicrobianos. Finalmente, se fortaleció el control de plagas, especialmente frente a la peste porcina africana.
Keywords
Rendición de cuentas||accountability||redevabilité, Asistencia técnica||technical aid||assistência técnica||aide technique, Gestión del conocimiento||knowledge management||gestão do conhecimento||gestion des connaissances, Proyectos de desarrollo||development projects||projecto de desenvolvimento||projet de développement, Dirección de proyectos||project management||gestão de projectos||gestion de projet, Fortificación de alimentos||food fortification||fortificação dos alimentos||enrichissement des aliments en éléments nutritifs, Extensión agrícola||agricultural extension||extensão agrícola||vulgarisation agricole, Desarrollo institucional||institutional development||desenvolvimento institucional||renforcement institutionnel, Seguridad alimentaria||food security||segurança alimentar||sécurité alimentaire, Bienestar rural||rural welfare||bien-être rural, Desarrollo agrícola||agricultural development||desenvolvimento agrícola||développement agricole, Desarrollo rural||rural development||desenvolvimento rural||développement rural, Antimicrobianos||antimicrobials||antimicrobiano||antimicrobien, Peste porcina africana||African swine fever||peste suína africana||peste porcine africaine, Control de plagas||pest control||combate às pragas||lutte antiravageur, Semillas||seed||semente||semence, Hortalizas||vegetables||produto hortícola||légume, Jamaica||Jamaica||Jamaica||Jamaïque, Cooperación técnica, coopération technique, cooperação técnica, technical cooperation, Informe país 2021, country report 2021, Realizações IICA, rapport de pays 2021, Résultats IICA, Logros IICA, IICA achievements, relatório do país 2021, 4581-01,
Delegation
Representación Jamaica
Publisher
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
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