Antigua and Barbuda Significant Achievements 2023
IICA partnered with local beekeepers to expand apiculture production, introducing a queen rearing program for sustainability. The SPS Measures Project developed AHFS policies to strengthen regulatory environments in Antigua and Barbuda. UN Women collaborated with IICA to enhance gender-responsive services for women and youth farmers. Capacity building exercises and agro-processing tools were provided to support small businesses in the region. The Institute supported the establishment of a hydroponics system for lettuce production by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Farmers received assistance to re-establish Antigua Black Pineapple production using tissue culture materials. Barbuda GO established a mangrove nursery with misting systems for coastal restoration efforts in the country.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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St. John's, Antigua y Barbuda Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
2024
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| Subjects: | APICULTURE, APICULTURA, BEE BROODS, INCUBACION DE ABEJAS, FOOD POLICIES, POLITICA ALIMENTARIA, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, INTEGRACION DE LA PERSPECTIVA DE GENERO, PRODUCTION, PRODUCCION, HYDROPONICS, CULTIVO HIDROPONICO, LETTUCES, LECHUGAS, PINEAPPLES, PINA, TISSUE CULTURE, CULTIVO DE TEJIDOS, MANGROVES, MANGLES, MIST IRRIGATION, NEBULIZACION, |
| Online Access: | https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/22236 |
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