Rapid response action : Rehabilitation of the agricultural rural communities in Antigua and Barbuda in the aftermath of the Hurricane Irma

The Rapid Response Action (RRA) was proposed by the IICA Office in Antigua and Barbuda in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Irma in the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector was heavily affected with significant damage to farms, on-farm infrastructure and farm access roads. Preliminary estimates provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries indicated that the total loss to the agriculture sector was approximately US$ 1.7 million. Livestock damage (comprised by goats, sheep, pigs and poultry) are estimated at US$95,222.22 and damage to infrastructure is estimated at US$52,925.92 (including fencing, henhouses, garden beds, irrigation, etc.,). Losses are largely attributed to a temporary loss of home production and the additional costs associated with purchasing agricultural products.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Format:	Libro biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) 2018
Subjects:	Sector agrario||agricultural sector||sector agrícola||secteur agricole, Rehabilitación después de los desastres, disaster rehabilitation, redressement après une situation de crise, Accidentes atmosféricos, weather hazards, accident climatique, acidente meteorológico, Fenómenos atmosféricos||atmospheric disturbances||fenómeno atmosférico||perturbation atmosphérique, Huracanes||hurricanes||furacão||ouragan, Desarrollo de capacidad||capacity development||desenvolvimento das capacidades||développement des capacités, Cultivo protegido, protected cultivation, culture sous abri, cultivo protegido, Resiliencia, resilience, resiliência, résilience, Pequeños rumiantes, small ruminants, petits ruminants, pequeno ruminante, Apicultura, apiculture, apicultura, Antigua y Barbuda||Antigua and Barbuda||Antígua e Barbuda||Antigua et Barbuda, Representación Antigua y Barbuda,
Online Access:	http://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/7059
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