Factors affecting the innovation potential of smallholder farmers in the Caribbean Community



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DOI: 
10.1007/s10113-015-0805-2
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Artículo de revista
Revista: 
Regional Environmental Change
Número: 
7
Volumen: 
15
Autor (es): 
Lowitt K.
Hickey G.
Ville A.S.
Raeburn K.
Thompson-Colón T.
Laszlo S.
Phillip L.E.
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The need for domestic smallholder farming systems to better support food and nutrition security in the Caribbean is a pressing challenge. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) faces complex socio-ecological challenges related to historical legacies of plantation agriculture, small population sizes, geographic isolation, jurisdictional diversity, and proneness to natural disasters, all of which underscore the importance of fostering system-wide innovation potential. This paper explores the factors that are impacting the innovation potential of smallholder farming households in four CARICOM small island developing states (St. Lucia, St. Kitts-Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana) using data collected through producer household surveys, focus groups, and key informant interviews

Año de publicación: 
2015
Palabras clave: 
food security
agricultural policy
Adaptive capacity
resilience
Institutions
innovation platforms