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1.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Wilson-pgs181-192 A PROPOSAL FOR EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Wilson, Maurice ; Badrie, Neela The paper examines the performance of the agricultural sector over the 10 year period 1995-2004. Indicators suggest that investments in Agricultural Research and Developm [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
2.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Pemberton et al-pgs-174-180 POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE RURAL EMPLOYMENT Pemberton, Carlisle A. ; Mgonja, Mary A. ; Badrie, Neela The paper examined whether increasing agricultural output would lead to an expansion of employment in rural areas in the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
3.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Bezu et al-pg165-173 ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A PILOT PROJECT Bezuneh, Mesfin ; Yiheyis, Zelealem ; Del Rosario, Pedro-Juan ; Ortiz, Luis[...] The concept of food insecurity at the household and individual levels has been an area of extensive research in the late 1980s by individual researchers and public agenci [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
4.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Jolly et al-pgs-156-163 INCOME EFFICIENCY OF SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES IN HAITI Jolly, Curtis M. ; Shannon, Dennis A. ; Bannister, Michael ; Flauretin, Gardy[...] Soil erosion and environmental degradation are serious problems facing food security in Haiti. In 1999, the annual soil loss due to erosion was estimated at 36 million m3 [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
5.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Tavernier et al-pgs-148-155 THE INFLUENCES OF PERCEIVED FOOD ATTRIBUTES ON CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR ORGANIC AND GMO FOODS Tavernier, Edmund M. ; Onyango, Benjamin M. ; Pray, Carl E. ; Badrie, Neela This paper uses a logistic regression model to examine consumer willingness to buy organic and/or GM food products in the context of food attributes that are considered i [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
6.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Ncube et al- pgs-137-147 PESTICIDE USE AND HUMAN HEALTH IN NORTHWESTERN JAMAICA Ncube, Ngqabutho ; Bessler, Patricia ; Jolly, Pauline E. ; Tint, Kyaw[...] A number of studies have detected high levels of pesticide residues in surface water and aquatic life in Jamaica and acute pesticide poisoning is believed to be widesprea [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
7.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies- Evans et al -pg-123-135 MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JAMAICA’S GRAPEFRUIT INDUSTRY Evans, Edward A. ; Nalampang, Sikavas ; Spreen, Thomas H. ; Badrie, Neela Several Caribbean sugar producing countries are actively looking for viable alternatives to recover some of the expected lost revenues due to the WTO (World Trade Organiz [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
8.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Shehata-pg-115-122 THE USE OF INTERACTIVE COST OF PRODUCTION IN EXTENSION AND TEACHING AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT-LINKING HAWAIIAN AGRIBUSINESS TO THE WORLD VIA THE WO[...] Shehata, Sabry A. ; Badrie, Neela Innovative Techniques in Teaching Agri-marketing and Management. The website, HawaiianAgriculturalProducts.com, was developed and run to help students learn how to market [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
9.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Ligeon et al - pg 103-113 FACTORS INFLUENCING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES Ligeon, Carel ; Gregorowicz, Philip ; Jolly, Curtis M. ; Badrie, Neela Alcohol consumption is considered an important social activity but a major health risk in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC). Alcohol consumption net benefits a [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records
10.	PDF Proceeding of the 26th West Indies-Laudat- pgs- 94-102 THE PROCESS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Laudat, Julie Ann ; Badrie, Neela In 1998, the need for improvements in the food safety system of countries of the Caribbean was recognized in a meeting of CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture in Jamaica. A p [...] 2007-05 \| Conference Paper/ Presentation \| Detailed record - Similar records

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