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Enhancing fruit preservation with nanotechnology
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Role and impact of private security companies in the Caribbean : final technical report
The worldwide and growing trend in providing security services through private companies is clearly evident in the Caribbean where private security personnel may now outnumber their counterparts in law enforcement.
Published dateFriday, August 2, 2013 - 00:00 -
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Private security companies in the Caribbean : case studies of St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica
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CIFSRF final technical report : Enhanced Preservation of Fruits Using Nanotechnology (CIFSRF Phase 2)
This paper provides a synthesis of very positive results and milestones from various trials of hexanal on a variety of tropical fruit crops in five countries.
Published dateMonday, July 2, 2018 - 00:00 -
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Tropical Agriculture special issue, Enhanced Preservation of Fruits using Nanotechnology : a Canadian International Food Security Research Fund Project
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Journal articlesFood security AGRICULTURAL POLICY ADAPTIVE CAPACITY SMALLHOLDERS PLANTATIONS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Factors affecting the innovation potential of smallholder farmers in the Caribbean community
Using data collected through producer household surveys, focus groups, and key informant interviews this paper explores factors that impact the innovation potential of smallholder farming households in four CARICOM small island developing states:
Published dateSaturday, May 2, 2015 - 00:00 -
Journal articlesSOCIAL NETWORKS COLLECTIVE ACTION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SOCIAL CAPITAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY SOCIAL HISTORY PLANTATIONS AGRONOMY LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
Institutional analysis of food and agriculture policy in the Caribbean : the case of Saint Lucia
This paper explores how various dimensions of social capital have evolved and been influenced by institutional dynamics in Saint Lucia's domestic agri-food system.
Published dateThursday, March 2, 2017 - 00:00 -
Journal articlesSOCIAL CAPITAL LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AGRONOMY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SOCIAL CAPITAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY SOCIAL HISTORY PLANTATIONS Food security AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
How do stakeholder interactions influence national food security policy in the Caribbean? : the case of Saint Lucia
In Saint Lucia monocrop (banana) plantation agriculture for commodity export continues to dominate the national and regional agricultural psyche, with minimal policy attention being directed towards developing more locally-oriented food systems in
Published dateMonday, January 2, 2017 - 00:00 -
Journal articlesDECENTRALIZATION ADAPTATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS
Environmental change and food security : the special case of small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as a special case for sustainable development due to the unique set of challenges and vulnerabilities they face.
Published dateFriday, January 2, 2015 - 00:00 -
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Farm to fork
Published date2014