Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean: Building Capacity and Strengthening Local Food Production Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Role of Agriculture in Caribbean Economies: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis....Pages 3-12
The Small-Scale Food Farming Sector in the Caribbean: Food Production and the Caribbean Peasantry....Pages 13-26
The State of Food Security in the Caribbean: Issues and Challenges....Pages 27-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Decision-Making among Small-Scale Food Farmers in the Caribbean....Pages 39-50
Factors Influencing Innovation Adoption among Small-Scale Farmers in the Caribbean....Pages 51-63
Marketing and Distribution of Domestic Food Crops in the Caribbean: Implications for Food Security....Pages 65-77
Women, Agriculture, and Food Security in the Caribbean....Pages 79-93
Food Forests and Home Gardens: Their Roles and Functions in Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean....Pages 95-107
Urban Agriculture for Food Security in the Caribbean....Pages 109-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Climate Change, Hazard Vulnerability, Food Production, and Food Security in the Caribbean....Pages 125-135
Hazard Mitigation: Caribbean Small-Scale Farmers’ Coping and Adaptation Strategies for Hurricanes and Drought....Pages 137-151
Sustainable Agriculture and Domestic Food Production: Adaptation and Experimentation on Small-Scale Food Farms in the Caribbean....Pages 153-165
The Role and Value of Local/Traditional Knowledge in Caribbean Small-Scale Food Farming Systems....Pages 167-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Food Imports, Domestic Production, and Food Security in the Caribbean....Pages 183-195
Tourism, Local Agriculture, and Food Security in the Caribbean....Pages 197-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Improving Food Security in the Caribbean: Building Capacity in Local Small-Scale Farming Systems....Pages 211-221
Back Matter....Pages 223-259