Collection of conference papers on strategies for small farm agricultural development in Jamaica - reviews agricultural policies for this agricultural sector; examines production factors (incl. Customary land tenure and labour utilization of rural workers); looks at work organization in an agricultural cooperative, role of the Agricultural Marketing Board in domestic food agricultural marketing, producers associations and agricultural production, etc.; discusses implications for development policy. Graphs, references and statistical tables.

ctives of the study are: (i) to review current knowledge on vulnerability, past trends in climate, and impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture sector, and (ii) to explore technical and policy alternatives in order to cope with and adapt to impacts of climate variability and change more effectively. The study identified what the potential impacts are, considered what interventions are appropriate, and if and where they should occur. The scope of the study focused on broader policy directions and investment priorities in relation to climate change adaptation. The first two chapters of this book present overall background on the agriculture sector and vulnerability context. Chapter 2 specifically presents vulnerability of agro-ecosystems and food production systems in both temporal and special dimensions. Chapter 3 elaborates on the nature of climate variability and expected future changes in climate. The past trends in climate were described based on observation, analysi

A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.