Centro Interamericano de Documentación e Informas DGAPP - DAPEP - 14 0 7 ABR 1986 CIBIA IICA EDI - LICA SYMPOSIUM October , 1985 AGRICULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN : PRESENT STATUS , FUTURE PROSPECTS AND THE CURRENT CRISIS ...

I would like to focus your attention today on the current status and future prospects for agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean . I would not like to waste the valuable time we have available , so I will omit the preliminaries ...

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAS1 José María Figueres I would like to focus my address on the current status and future prospects for agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean . My address will be divided into ...

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are traversing the stormy waters of a global crisis that is hurting agriculture ... agriculture can be a fortress in the current crisis and the engine that will drive future development.

... capital formation in agriculture from any significant adverse effects generated by the current crisis situation, ... between 1985 and 2001, agricultural and rural public spending in Latin America and the Caribbean (19 countries) ...

Current Status of and Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean 9 8 In the ... The effects of the financial crises and the economic slowdowns in the United States , the European Union and Japan ...

A rapid look at trends in the main economic and social indicators will show the extent to which the situation has deteriorated with ... Investment levels have fallen below the level of the 1960s , jeopardizing potential future growth .

AGRICULTURE AS A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT SECTOR FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT The 1980s marked a change of course in the pattern of development previously followed by the Latin American and Caribbean countries . The confluence of several ...