Efficient Low-Cost Irrigation and Water Saving Techniques for Increasing Crop Production

Dr. Chaney St. Martin, International Specialist in Soil and Water Management with IICA's Agricultural Climate Action and Sustainability Program explains the vision of transforming towards a mote climate responsive regional agriculture in the Caribbean through 1. Take Note that Global temperatures- human-induced climate change, already increased by 1° C, threatening reliability of agriculture as a development pillar; 2. Take Into Account that With the 1°C increase the Caribbean is already incurring considerable costs to adapt to climate impacts, which often exceed their financial capacity and 3. Take Regional Action by building an evidence-based agriculture sector that can be sustainably financed to build food, nutrition, and livelihood security along a low-carbon/resilient developmental paradigm. Dr. St. Martin goes on to highlight one of the actions that IICA has taken through the implementation of an agriculture readiness project titled “Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean” which was funded by the GCF and implemented in nine (9) CARICOM countries (Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Haiti, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago).

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Main Authors: Browne, Bradbury Guest speaker 353405, 353104 Gregoire-Carai, Nekelia editor, 345213 St. Martin, Chaney editor, IICA (Dominica) 9558 sponsor, IICA (Antigua and Barbuda) 9545 sponsor, Caribbean Climate Responsive Agriculture Forum (CCRAF) 353108 sponsor, IICA, Roseau (Dominica) sponsor 298, International Network of Innovative Partners for Sustainable Intelligent Systems (Inipsis Ltd.) - Trinidad y Tobago 353385
Format: moving image biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Dominica Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) 2022
Subjects:IMPACTO AMBIENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, CULTIVOS, CROPS, RIEGO, IRRIGATION, METODOS DE RIEGO, IRRIGATION METHODS, SISTEMAS DE RIEGO, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, CONSERVACION DE AGUAS, WATER CONSERVATION, COSTOS DE PRODUCCION, PRODUCTION COSTS, ANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, CLIMATE CHANGE, RIEGO POR GOTEO, TRICKLE IRRIGATION, FERTIRRIGACION, DRIP FERTIGATION,
Online Access:https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/21962
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Summary:Dr. Chaney St. Martin, International Specialist in Soil and Water Management with IICA's Agricultural Climate Action and Sustainability Program explains the vision of transforming towards a mote climate responsive regional agriculture in the Caribbean through 1. Take Note that Global temperatures- human-induced climate change, already increased by 1° C, threatening reliability of agriculture as a development pillar; 2. Take Into Account that With the 1°C increase the Caribbean is already incurring considerable costs to adapt to climate impacts, which often exceed their financial capacity and 3. Take Regional Action by building an evidence-based agriculture sector that can be sustainably financed to build food, nutrition, and livelihood security along a low-carbon/resilient developmental paradigm. Dr. St. Martin goes on to highlight one of the actions that IICA has taken through the implementation of an agriculture readiness project titled “Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean” which was funded by the GCF and implemented in nine (9) CARICOM countries (Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Haiti, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago).