Cassava in the Caribbean region : a look at the potential of the crop to promote agricultural development and economic growth
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Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
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This document is an attempt to present an overview of the technological options that are currently available to promote increased productivity and competitiveness of the cassava crop. These options could become an excellent strategy for the difficult task faced by the countries in the region that need to reduce poverty, hunger and the increased dependency on imported foods to attend the nutritional needs of their populations.
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cassava, crops, food security, horticulture, sustainable agriculture, agricultural development, economic development, statistical data, innovation adoption, trade, markets, Caribbean, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Programas de Cooperación Técnica, Representación Barbados