29th West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference, July 17-21, 2011, Saint Vincent, West Indies

Significant health improvements have been noted in Central American and Caribbean countries in the past three decades. The changes have been attributed to improved nutrit [...]

The recent economic turmoil has caused several countries to abandon the tenets of free trade and erect barriers in perceived self-interest. China tightened imports on foo [...]

Cassava as a root crop has a short storage life is a good source of energy but is low in protein. In the midst of high wheat grain prices, the use of cassava flour for ba [...]

This paper explores the dynamics of comparative advantage in the agricultural sector for 5 CARICOM countries as measured by their export shares and the Balassa index usin [...]

A reduction in the in the level of income inequality could be considered one of the factors necessary for sustainable development in the Caribbean, and it has been often [...]

Food security remains a big challenge in this world but mostly for the undeveloped countries. However, while these countries have to face the system of globalization with [...]

Foundation Polytechnic College Suriname (PTC) is since 1997 an institution for higher education in technical studies. PTC leads in a range of associate degree to bachelor [...]

Within the last two decades, food safety has gained prominence as a global issue. Much of this can be attributed to the considerable rise in volume of food traded at the [...]

Tourism is traveling for recreational, leisure, or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization describes tourists as people who "visit places outside their usual en [...]

Large structural shifts in the global economy are causing a dramatic rise in the price of food. Since 1994, food prices in Trinidad and Tobago have risen above 350%, fas [...]