TY - JOUR
T1 - Agricultural diversification strategies in small island states
AU - Drori, I.
AU - Gayle, D. J.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Across the small island states of the Caribbean, the need for greater agricultural diversification is a constant policy concern, as exemplified by the case of Barbados. Although the cane sugar industry in Barbados remains one of the more cost-efficient in the world, the structures of both the production and marketing environments discourage easy optimism. However, a diversification strategy premised upon coordinated product specialisation, crop-specific land redistribution, effective farmer organization and an integrated marketing system can facilitate the profitable production of sugar, winter vegetables, fruit, and sea island cotton. -Authors
AB - Across the small island states of the Caribbean, the need for greater agricultural diversification is a constant policy concern, as exemplified by the case of Barbados. Although the cane sugar industry in Barbados remains one of the more cost-efficient in the world, the structures of both the production and marketing environments discourage easy optimism. However, a diversification strategy premised upon coordinated product specialisation, crop-specific land redistribution, effective farmer organization and an integrated marketing system can facilitate the profitable production of sugar, winter vegetables, fruit, and sea island cotton. -Authors
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026286339
SN - 0169-796X
VL - 7
SP - 185
EP - 194
JO - Journal of Developing Societies
JF - Journal of Developing Societies
IS - 2
ER -