Latin America and the Caribbean regional project 538-0015 · 1978–1983 · Winrock International

In 1981 the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) conducted a survey in order to characterize animal production on small farms in the Eastern Caribbean as to resources, constraints, and productivity level, and to identify high priority experimental interventions to improve productivity. Results are herein presented. Seven country reports (St. Kitts-Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada) are followed by a general characterization of animal production systems in the region, and by discussions of economic considerations and of possible interventions in such areas as animal nutrition and health, genetic improvement, animal husbandry, policy and institutional interventions, and farm management. The authors conclude that insufficient policy-level attention has been given to coordinated parallel development of animal production and crop production. While pricing policies are the major constraint on self-sufficient animal production, other problems (e.g., inadequate processing and marketing facilities and high-priced imported feed) must also be addressed. Appended are a list of specific interventions to improve animal productio

Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAP-094 (1981). The source's own text.