27th West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference, July 2007, Belize City, Belize

There is a growing trend of consumer preference for the use of natural food preservatives either to prevent the growth of food-borne pathogens, or to delay the onset of f [...]

Trinidad and Tobago is a small country in the Caribbean. Between 1996 and 2005, the economy of Trinidad and Tobago grew at an average annual rate of 8.14%. Agriculture [...]

This paper presents a review of the impact if climate change on agriculture as well as the contribution that agriculture can make to the reduction of climate change mainl [...]

Myotoxins, including aflatoxins, trichotehecenes, zearalenone, fumonisins deoxynivalenol and ochratoxin A, are potent toxic fungal metabolites that contaminate staple cro [...]

A vast number of over the counter drugs produced by pharmaceutical companies are derived from plants and animals. In 2005, 753 990 kg of medicinal pharmacy products worth [...]

The food-retailing sector globally is undergoing tremendous change. In the Caribbean the changes appear to be unnoticed by academics, policy makers and development agenci [...]

Pre-packed and Fresh-cut convenience vegetables for both retail and food service applications have been increasingly appearing in the global marketplace. This trend has e [...]

In the last decade, there have been significant changes in the economic focus in Dominica, particularly with respect to changes in trade access for key agricultural commo [...]

Agriculture is an economically important sector for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) contributing to food security and rural development. This is partly evidenced by the [...]