Antigua and Barbuda. Significant achievements 2017

Antigua and Barbuda. Significant achievements 2017

The main activities carried out by the Institute in Antigua and Barbuda during 2017 are identified, with respect to the needs and interests of the country, strengthening issues such as technical cooperation, beekeeping, sustainability, innovation, technology, governance, solar energy, resilience against climate change, food security and safety, and good manufacturing practices. Likewise, work was done on the use of vermicomposting, on the methods of propagating mini stems of sweet potatoes and cassava, as well as on the baking of bread with sweet potato and cassava-based flours.Finally, assistance was provided in response to the emergency caused by Hurricane Irma; in the control of pests, such as the weevil and improve the production chains of roots and tubers.

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Main Author: Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Format: Boletín biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) 2018
Subjects: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, Extensión agrícola||agricultural extension||extensão agrícola||vulgarisation agricole, Desarrollo institucional||institutional development||desenvolvimento institucional||renforcement institutionnel, Seguridad alimentaria||food security||segurança alimentar||sécurité alimentaire, Inocuidad alimentaria||food safety||inocuidade dos alimentos||sécurité sanitaire des aliments, Bienestar rural||rural welfare||bien-être rural, Desarrollo agrícola||agricultural development||desenvolvimento agrícola||développement agricole, Desarrollo rural||rural development||desenvolvimento rural||développement rural, Innovación agrícola||agricultural innovation||innovation agricole, Cambio climático||climate change||mudança de clima||changement climatique, Gobernanza||governance||governação||gouvernance, Tecnología nueva||new technology||tecnologia nova||nouvelle technologie, Sostenibilidad||sustainability||sustentabilidade||durabilité, Apicultura||apiculture||apicultura||apiculture, Control de plagas||pest control||combate às pragas||lutte antiravageur, Energía solar||solar energy||energia solar||énergie solaire, Vermicompostes||vermicomposts||vermicompost, Ayuda de emergencia||emergency relief||ajuda de emergência||secours d'urgence, Huracanes||hurricanes||furacão||ouragan, Raíces||roots||raiz||racine, Tubérculo||tubers||tubérculo||tubercule, Curculionidae||Curculionidae||Curculionidae||Curculionidae, Propagación de plantas||plant propagation||propagação vegetal||multiplication des plantes, Ipomoea batatas||Ipomoea batatas||Ipomoea batatas||Ipomoea batatas, Mandioca||cassava||mandioca||manioc, Buenas prácticas de fabricación||good manufacturing practices||bonne pratique de fabrication, Pan||bread||pão||pain, Cooperación técnica, technical cooperation, coopération technique, cooperação técnica, Informe país 2017, country report 2017, relatório do país 2017, rapport de pays 2017, Logros IICA, IICA achievements, Résultats IICA, Realizações IICA, Antigua y Barbuda||Antigua and Barbuda||Antígua e Barbuda||Antigua et Barbuda, Representación Antigua y Barbuda,
Online Access:http://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/6707
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Summary:The main activities carried out by the Institute in Antigua and Barbuda during 2017 are identified, with respect to the needs and interests of the country, strengthening issues such as technical cooperation, beekeeping, sustainability, innovation, technology, governance, solar energy, resilience against climate change, food security and safety, and good manufacturing practices. Likewise, work was done on the use of vermicomposting, on the methods of propagating mini stems of sweet potatoes and cassava, as well as on the baking of bread with sweet potato and cassava-based flours.Finally, assistance was provided in response to the emergency caused by Hurricane Irma; in the control of pests, such as the weevil and improve the production chains of roots and tubers.

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