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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.