Title

Agriculture and economic development in the Caribbean

Authors

Kempe R. Hope, Daemen College

Department

Business Administration

Document Type

Article

Publication Source

Food Policy

Publication Date

1981-01-01

Volume

6

Issue

4

First Page

253

Last Page

265

Abstract

This article examines the role of agriculture in the economic development of the more developed Caribbean countries - Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The agricultural sector's contribution to the economy has declined in the past two decades. As a result, the agricultural sector has not generated sufficient employment or foreign exchange earnings. This has meant that the industrial sector has not been able to sustain development. © 1981.

DOI

10.1016/0306-9192(81)90052-X

Recommended Citation

Hope, Kempe R., "Agriculture and economic development in the Caribbean" (1981). Articles & Book Chapters. 479.
https://digitalcommons.daemen.edu/faculty_scholar/479

https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-9192(81)90052-X