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SOCIAL 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
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Monday, January 2, 2017 - 00:00
Briefs

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Forage conservation in the Caribbean

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2013
Briefs

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Success story in food crop production : moving from subsistence farming to a sustainable livelihood

This one-page brief illustrates how the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Farm to Fork Food Security Project has contributed to year round vegetable production, increased markets, and higher income for small vegetable growers.
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2014
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SOCIAL CAPITAL RESILIENCE SMALL FARMS AGRICULTURE

Supporting smallholder farmers to address the food security challenges facing the Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean : a review

Food security policy in the small island developing states of the Caribbean Community has focused traditionally on commodity-oriented export production rather than production for domestic food markets.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 00:00
Studies

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Integrated "farm to fork approach" to improving food and nutrition security in the Caribbean by linking agricultural productivity and diversity on small holder farms to school feeding programs

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 00:00
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Gender

New method to quantify postharvest quality loss of cucumber using the Taguchi approach

A reliable measurement of postharvest losses for fresh produce is needed to ensure against future losses. The Taguchi loss function was used to quantify quality loss of fresh cucumber after testing different storage combinations.
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Friday, January 2, 2015 - 00:00
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT Food security FOOD POLICY

Linking communities of practice with value chain development in smallholder farming systems

Recognizing that value chains involve complex social and economic relationships, there are shortcomings in existing approaches to governance, whereby different communities in smallholder agriculture could instead work together, leading to increase
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Friday, January 2, 2015 - 00:00
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ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AGRICULTURAL POLICY Food security RESILIENCE

Factors affecting the innovation potential of smallholder farmers in the Caribbean Community

A systemic lack of access to finance, markets, and knowledge networks is limiting smallholder innovation potential in the region, while broader collective action is hindered by mistrust.
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Thursday, January 1, 2015 - 00:00
Reports

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Integrated “farm to fork approach” to improving food and nutrition security in the Caribbean by linking agricultural productivity and diversity on small holder farms to school feeding programs

Delivered at the International Food Security Dialogue conference (2014) this presentation provides information regarding the successful Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) food security project.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 00:00
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Technical report : barriers to technology adoption in the CARICOM and Peru

Findings showed market-based barriers to technology adoption by farmers: notably, weak access to both markets and financing.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 00:00

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