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Difficulties And Perspectives Of Agricultural Information In The Caribbean

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  • Aristide, R.
  • Hernández, M.

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In the Caribbean as in other parts of the world and overall in developing countries, agricultural documentation is working in a context of economic and agricultural difficulties. The authors recall some aspech of agricultural information before analyzing the problems of this lnforuation sec tor, the importance of which so11etlaes ls unrecognized by agricultural adalnls tra tors, researchers, extenslonia ts, and producers. Perspt!C• tives for the developaent and bett•n management and use of lnformation resources are proposed through the use of new information technologies (databases, microcomputers, software, aarlcultural thesaurueee, CD-ROMs ,, etc.), network•, and the sharing of rseources throuah cooperation at local, regional, and international levels. ----- Dans la Caralbe (co-e dana d'autres parties du aonde et surtout dans lea pays en diveloppement), la doc111aentatlon agricole travail le dans un contrcUe de difflcul ti• ,conoaique.11 et agrlcolea. Les aute11rs rappel lent quelques aspects de la documentatl,on agrlcole avant d'analyaer le• probl~mes de ce secteur d'infor-tlon dont l'laportance eat parfola miconnue par lea adalnlatrateurs, lea chercheurs, lea vulgarlsateurs et les producteurs agrlcoles. Puls des perspectives pour le d,veloppement, de 11eilleures geatlon et utlllsatlons des ressources docuaentaires aont proposfes l travers l'eaplol des nouvelle• technologies de l'lnformatlon (bases de donnfes, alcroordlnateurs, loglclels, th,aaurl agrlcoles, CD-RON, etc.), lea r,aeaux et le partage des ressources documentalres, la coopfration aux nlveaux local, r,glonal et international. ----- RESUNEN EN ESPAAOL1 DIFICULTADES T PERSPECTIVAS DE LA INFORNACION AGRICOLA EN EL CARIBE En el Crarlbe (co110 en otras partes del mundo y sobre todo en 101 p,a(ses en desarrollo), la documentaci6n agr(cola est, trabajando en un 111arco de diflcultades econ6aicas y agr(colas. Los autores recuerdan algunos aspectos de la lnformacl6n agr(cola antes de anallzar los problemas de este sector de lnformacl6n cuya l~portancla es mal conoclda por loa administradores, lnvestigadores, extensioniatas.y productores agr(colas. Luego perspectivas para el deaarrollo y mejorea 111anejo y uaoa de loa recursos de 1nformaci6n son propueatas con las nuevas tecnologlaa de la informaci6n (bases de datos, microcomputadoras, softwares, tesauros agr{colas, CD-ROM, etc.), redes de informaci6n y partici6n de recursos, la cooperaci6n a niveles local, regional e intemacional.

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  • Aristide, R. & Hernández, M., 1991. "Difficulties And Perspectives Of Agricultural Information In The Caribbean," 27th Annual Meeting, July 14-20, 1991, Roseau, Dominica 259089, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:cfcs91:259089
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.259089
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