@article{Ferguson:242080,
      recid = {242080},
      author = {Ferguson, Monique and Hepburn, Erecia},
      title = {An Assessment of the Extent to which Farmers Use Modern  Technology to Improve Crop Production Value Chains in The  Bahamas},
      address = {2015-10},
      number = {531-2016-38324},
      pages = {15},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Smallholder farms in The Bahamas generally produce as much  as they can to sell to the Produce
Exchange and other local  markets. Much of the produce grown is of inconsistent size  and inconsistent
quality which causes it to be rejected by  the market and consequently disposed of. This speaks to  a
breakdown in the Bahamian agricultural value chain which  should negate wastage by relating the ultimate
consumer’s  demands to a farmers’ capability to produce. Value chains  are essential linkages from
purchase of inputs, land  preparation, production and consumption that connect  consumer demand to
various agricultural enterprises. If  Bahamian farmers were to effectively use the internet,  cellular phone
technology and research to improve  production, efficiency would be increased, crop harvest  increased
and value chains strengthened. The necessary data  for this research were garnered from farmers’
responses to  a 13-question survey. The farmer’s names were extracted  from the Ministry of Agriculture’s
Farmers Register using a  systematic random sampling selection process. Each farm was  then rated as
having a high, medium, or low level of  technology usage in crop production value chains. Most  Farmers in
the Bahamas have a medium level of modern  technology use. Improvements in seed selection,  crop
selection and research dissemination are needed.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/242080},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.242080},
}