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Severe post-harvest losses in tropical fruit crops do occur as a direct result of post-harvest diseases in the Caribbean. Post-harvest diseases such as anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) and stem end rot or soft rot (Botryodiplodia theobromae) have been responsible for limiting productivity and export quality of produce. The accumulative losses due to these diseases also inhibit development of the fruit sub-sector in the region. Anthracnose, a serious disease on non-traditional export fruits such as mango, papaw and avocado, exhibit the phenomenon of quiescence or latency. On infection the symptoms and development of disease are not seen until the fruit ripens or matures. This type of infection is also found in anthurium in the field. Quiescence is not fully understood hence management strategies for control have proven difficult and/or uneconomical. Stem end rot or soft rot unlike anthracnose is much more easily controlled. Recent sudies show that management strategies for anthracnose should include pre-harvest (i.e. in the field) treatments in combination with those of post-harvest.

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Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute - Trinidad and Tobago

Exploitation of natural resources for food security in developing countries

2005

Velten, G. | Rott, A | Cardona Mejía, César | Conde-Petit, BJ | Dorn, S.

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International Livestock Research Institute - Kenya

Cassava genetic improvement

2012

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International Livestock Research Institute - Kenya

Collective action and vulnerability: Burial societies in rural Ethiopia

2010

CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

Collective action has intrinsic value. Being part of a group and participating in meeting common objectives provide direct benefits to individuals. In addition, collective action has an instrumental value; it can help individuals, groups, and communities achieve common goals. In Ethiopia, a study found that one form of collective action, iddir, or burial societies, helped households in the study areas attenuate the impact of illness.

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International Livestock Research Institute - Kenya

Assessment of the importance and utilization of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) as leafy vegetable in small-scale farm households in Tanzania - East Africa

2009

Hallensleben, M | Polreich, S | Heller, J. | Maass, Brigitte L.

International Livestock Research Institute - Kenya

Production of breadfruit (Artocarpus Altilis) in the Eastern Caribbean

1992

Andrews, L. | Mason Jr., G. (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Inst. (St. Lucia))

Breadfruit has been grown in the Caribbean for almost 200 years since the introduction by Bligh in 1973. St. Vincent and Jamaica received the first plants and now this crop is found in all territories within the Eastern Caribbean. It has been used as a carbohydrate source for man and animals and is prepared in many ways - boiling and roasting being the most popular. Other uses include felling the tree for timber and the production of flour from the pulp (Matthews et al., 1986) and confectionery from the male inflorescence. The breadfruit tree seems particularly well adapted to conditions in the Windward Islands, even surviving within 2 years. Although the potential of this crop has been promoted in the past (Leakey, 1977; Ferguson, 1980) it has only recently received wider attention. This is partly so because breadfruit is now viewed as diversification option in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) where the potential for joint marketing exists. The discussion that follows excludes the less popular seeded form of breadfruit known locally as 'chataigne' or 'breadnut'.

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Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute - Trinidad and Tobago