96° in the shade Cooling things down in protected agriculture structures
- Bahamas IICA 2016
- 8 p.
- APP thematic feature ; No. 7 .
This feature provides an overview of Protected
Agriculture (PA) structures as an important thrust to
tackle increased food production in the Caribbean in
a new climate reality. It provides background on the
challenges experienced in adopting the technology
and utilising traditional PA practices, and discusses
various options and benefits from improving the
design and operation of these structures. It introduces
and highlights the elements and potential benefits for
transforming farming systems in the Caribbean through
the construction and operation of the Region’s first
tropical greenhouse created under the GIFT (Green
Intensive Farming Technologies) project.
CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
CLIMATE CHANGE
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE
MODERNIZACIÓN
MODERNIZATION
MODERNISATION
PRODUCCIÓN ALIMENTARIA
FOOD PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE
TECNOLOGÍA APROPIADA
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGIE APPROPRIÉE
SECTOR AGRARIO
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
SECTEUR AGRICOLE
SISTEMAS DE EXPLOTACIÓN
FARMING SYSTEMS
SYSTÈME D'EXPLOITATION
ESTRUCTURAS DE PROTECCIÓN
PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES
STRUCTURE DE PROTECTION
INVERNADEROS
GREENHOUSES
SERRE
CARIBE
CARIBBEAN
CARAÏBES
This feature provides an overview of Protected
Agriculture (PA) structures as an important thrust to
tackle increased food production in the Caribbean in
a new climate reality. It provides background on the
challenges experienced in adopting the technology
and utilising traditional PA practices, and discusses
various options and benefits from improving the
design and operation of these structures. It introduces
and highlights the elements and potential benefits for
transforming farming systems in the Caribbean through
the construction and operation of the Region’s first
tropical greenhouse created under the GIFT (Green
Intensive Farming Technologies) project.
CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
CLIMATE CHANGE
CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE
MODERNIZACIÓN
MODERNIZATION
MODERNISATION
PRODUCCIÓN ALIMENTARIA
FOOD PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE
TECNOLOGÍA APROPIADA
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGIE APPROPRIÉE
SECTOR AGRARIO
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
SECTEUR AGRICOLE
SISTEMAS DE EXPLOTACIÓN
FARMING SYSTEMS
SYSTÈME D'EXPLOITATION
ESTRUCTURAS DE PROTECCIÓN
PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES
STRUCTURE DE PROTECTION
INVERNADEROS
GREENHOUSES
SERRE
CARIBE
CARIBBEAN
CARAÏBES