Ups and downs for bananas
Banana exports from the Windward Islands declined by 4,000 tonnes over the first quarter of 2001: 12,358 tonnes were exported compared with 17,876 tonnes for the first quarter of 2000. The decline can be largely attributed to St Lucia, whose banana exports were at their lowest level in 20 years. Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines increased their yields in the same period. According to WIBDECO (Windward Islands Banana Development Exporting Company), the major reason for the decline in St. Lucia was the poor quality of fertiliser being used and leaf spot infestation, which had got out of control.
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2001
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46232 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99597 |
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