Agriculture products, fresh fruits, herbs, spices and nuts

Caribbean Trade News
Caribbean business information and market developments

Dominica Coconut Water Project
The Coconut Water Bottling Plant is the brainchild of Gail's husband, Bonti Patrick Defoe who had already gained a wealth of experience in manufacturing and agro-processing in Jamaica, where he worked for several years. After carefully studying Dominica's position with regards to lack of agro-processing businesses, the couple discussed the matter and decided to initiate the establishment of the first ever Coconut Water Bottling Factory in Wesley in October 2002.

Green Mountain Flowers is a blooming business in [Dominica]
The petunias, a wonderful bright pink color, were just as inviting. One of the striking things about Green Mountain Flowers is the quality and texture of their plants. The vibrant colors of the flowers, their large green leaves, and their softness demonstrate a real contrast compared to plastic flowers

The Necessity of Agro Tourism in Dominica: Buydominica
The Caribbean is importing too much food from the United States, Canada and Europe while allowing its own production to decline… Currently, the region is importing U.S. $2.7 billion in food products, a sharp increase from 1975 when it spent U.S. $370,000 on food imports.”

Dominica Vanilla Growers Association
Dominica vanilla production has dwindled but there are a few devoted farmers on the island. The effort to revive the association is owed to the rise in prices and the need for Dominica to find a sustainable alternative to bananas.

Article on Reviving the Vanilla Association
In this letter under the section “Development and Job Creation”, Mr Franklin emphazised the need for new projects dealing with essential oils, of which vanilla is part. Dominica was and still is an Orchid House. A report (Vanilla Cultivation in New Global Regions), by Arvind S. Ranadive, Ph.D., of Premier Vanilla Inc, a New Jersey vanilla trading firm, list Dominica among the vanilla producing countries of the world.  

Letter to Dominica Farmers
Farmer, the current price of vanilla is tellingly attractive and it is unquestionable that we should explore the possibility of cultivating and marketing once again a crop that is notorious for striving tremendously well in Dominican soil. Many entities, including the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Company, have contacted Buydominica.com in reference to buying vanilla from Dominica.

Dominica Farmers and Agriculture Growers
There is a good market for Dominica's products in the Caribbean islands and the rest of the world. Advertising your farm and the agriculture products that you produce is absolutely FREE. If you are a farmer from Dominica, please submit information about your farm and the agriculture products you cultivate

An Empirical Analysis of Producer Perceptions of
Traceability in Organic Agriculture by Dr. Edmund M. Tavernier
This study assesses producer perceptions of traceability issues in organic agriculture using survey data from the 2001 National Agricultural, Food and Public Policy Preference Survey.  The survey provides food policy and socio-economic data that facilitates the examination of traceability issues in organic agriculture. 

Dominica Foods in North America Buydominica
Bert Wilkinson of the Associated Press reported that one Caribbean community official stated that the Caribbean imported too much food from the United States, Canada and Europe whilst allowing its own production to decline. “Currently, the region is importing $2.7 billion in food products, a sharp increase from 1975 when it spent $370,000 on imports”, said Secretary General Byron Blake

Caribbean Exports To Stage Promotion of Caribbean Food  Products in USA (Trade Watch)
Shoppers in the state of Texas will have the opportunity to sample a taste of the Caribbean March 20 to 28 with an in-store promotion of Caribbean food products at the Fiesta Mart Supermarket chain. This promotion, organized by Caribbean Export, will allow customers to taste and sample authentic Caribbean products and experience delicious Caribbean recipes

New test speeds search for resistant bananas (SciDev.Net)
Cuban researchers have developed a quick and easy method for assessing the susceptibility of banana plants to a serious fungal infection known as Panama disease. Their findings could make it easier to select resistant strains of banana for wide-scale planting

National Assoc. of Youths in Agriculture
National Association of Youth in Agriculture was launched on the 30^th of June 2003. The National Association of Youth in Agriculture (NAYA), as a representative of Dominica’s youth in Agriculture believe that we can assist in effecting the changes necessary by forging linkages with various institutions who assist and promote increased youth involvement and development in Agriculture

Cuba Trade News
News on Cuba Trade with the US