Root and tuber crops in the Bahamas

Smith, L.S.;Swann, grichardson, K. 1986. Root and tuber crops in the Bahamas . In: Regional Workshop on Root Crops Production and Research in the Caribbean (1985, Guadeloupe). Root crops production and research in the Caribbean: Proceedings . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 7-18.

The supply, availability, and characteristics of cultivated land, cropping systems, yields, socioeconomic profile of producers, production vol., costs, and constraints, and the marketing of root and tuber crops in the Bahamas are analyzed. The internal and external demand of fresh products and their limitations are also discussed. Finally, the government policies related to root crop production are given, and research, training, and development activities are indicated. (CIAT)

Se analizan la oferta, la disponibilidad y las caracteristicas de la tierra sembrada, los sistemas de cultivo, los rendimientos, el perfil socioeconomico de los productores, el vol., costos y limitaciones de la produccion, y el mercadeo de los productos de los cultivos de raices y tuberculos en las Bahamas. Tambien se discuten la demanda interna y externa de productos frescos y sus limitaciones. Finalmente se presentan las politicas gubernamentales relacionadas con la produccion de cultivos de raices y se indican las actividades de investigacion, capacitacion y desarrollo. (CIAT)