@article{Panton:256788,
      recid = {256788},
      author = {Panton, Charles A. and Thomas, Terrence W.},
      title = {STRATEGY FOR AGRICULTURALRESEARCIIDEVELOPMENT IN JAMAICA  AND THE CARIBBEAN FOR 2000 AND BEYOND},
      address = {1998-07-12},
      number = {1884-2017-655},
      pages = {8},
      year = {1998},
      abstract = {This paper identifies, discusses and proposes a strategy  to be employed by Caribbean countries as they retool their  agricultural sector to deal with the competitive challenges  offered by the new international trading regime. In  presenting their thesis, the authors argue that Caribbean  countries, as a matter ofurgency, should undertake to  acquire the technological capability that will allow them  to compete effectively in the new deregulated market place.  In this new market environment, countries must devise and  put in place procedures which are transparent and  scientifically verifiable in order to meet the  international standards for food safety. quality and  environmental conservation promulgated in a series  ofprotocols such as Codcx Alimentarius, ISO-9000, ISO-l400  and HACCP. The authors stress the value ofinterdisciplinary  applied research as a viable strategy and propose a new  institutional approach - a Caribbean Centre for Applied  Biosystems Research - which would develop a market-driven  agricultural technology system for the region. The centre  will bring together a network ofthree USA universities,  Caribbean business interests, research and academic  institutions to work collaboratively in developing an  international obligations. The centre will facilitate  sustainable development of the. region's natural resource  endowment through the application of information and  biotechnologies, mobilize the creative forces iri the  region, create technologies for producing and maintaining a  competitive portfolio of products and services, and develop  and maintain partnerships with international agencies  having similar goals.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256788},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256788},
}