Food Crop Production in Barbados and Its Response to CARIFTA/CARICOM and the Agricultural Marketing Protocol

Acreage acres advantage Agreement annual annum assistance Average Bank Barbados base Beans Cabbage capita Caribbean CARIFTA Carrots Census commodities comparative consumer costs countries crop cultivation demand diversification policies domestic agriculture Domestic Product economic effective efficient encourage established Estates Estimated expansion export extension factors farms fresh vegetables given Government greater green vegetables Gross groups growing Harvested Imports income increase industry island keeping land larger less levels limited lines loans major marketing measure million Ministry of Agriculture necessary nil nil nil Number onions operating peanut peas Peasant period plantations Potatoes present processing production progress purchase quantities regard regional relation relatively Reports requirements response result sector shows significant small farmers Small Holdings Source sugar sugar-cane supplies Survey Table tend territories tion Tomatoes Total tourist trade Unit vegetable production yields