The political economy of food and agriculture in the Caribbean / Belal Ahmed and Sultana Afroz

Geographical, social and historical background, 1. -- Geographical setting, climate and people, 1. -- Agriculture, food and the colonial period, 3. -- Agricultural profile of the Caribbean countries, 13. -- Psychological effect of slavery, 26. -- The importance of agriculture, 35. -- Importance of agriculture in the national economy, 35. -- Livestock production in the caribbean, 39. -- Fish production in the caribbean, 43. -- Agriculture : Its decline, 48. -- Agricultual decline in the pre-independence period, 48. -- Agricultural decline : Post - independence, 52. -- Impact of regional and international organisations, 88. -- The political economy of food, 108. -- Food production, supplies and distribution, 115. -- Food prices and availability, 123. -- Food security, 128. -- Food aid, 134. -- Food and external debts, 139. -- The political economy of agriculture, 148. -- Agrarian reform, 148. -- Agricultural education and research, 153. -- Agriculture and employment, 160. -- Agriculture and industry, 164. -- Agriculture and energy, 171. -- Agriculture and trade, 174. -- Agriculture and tourism, 181. -- Agriculture and environment, 185. -- Sustainable agriculture in the caribbean, 190. -- Role of multinational corporations in food agriculture, 199. -- Food, 200. -- Agriculture, 205. -- Reflections for the 1990s and beyond, 211. -- Strategies for sustained food production, 226