Domestic food production and food security in the Caribbean : building capacity and strengthening local food production systems /

The book examines issues impacting food production andfood security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean and discusses strategies forbuilding capacity in local food production systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beckford, Clinton L.
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Campbell, Donovan R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The role of agriculture in Caribbean economies: a historical and contemporary analysis
  • The small-scale food farming sector in the Caribbean: food production and the Caribbean peasantry
  • The state of food security in the Caribbean: issues and challenges
  • Decision-making among small-scale food farmers in the Caribbean
  • Factors influencing innovation adoption among small-scale farmers in the Caribbean
  • Marketing and distribution of domestic food crops in the Caribbean: implications for food security
  • Women, agriculture and food security in the Caribbean
  • Food forests and home gardens: roles and functions in domestic food production and food security in the Caribbean
  • Urban agriculture for food security in the Caribbean
  • Climate change, hazard vulnerability, food production and food security in the Caribbean
  • Hazard mitigation: Caribbean small-scale farmers coping and adaptation strategies for hurricanes and drought
  • Sustainable agriculture and domestic food production: adaptation and experimentation on small-scale food farms in the Caribbean
  • Role and value of local/traditional knowledge in Caribbean small-scale food farming systems
  • Food imports, domestic production, and food security in the Caribbean
  • Tourism, local agriculture, and food security in the Caribbean
  • Improving food security in the Caribbean: building capacity in local small-scale farming systems.