Agricultural Summary of Dominica

1. Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture are very different. Within

Subsistence Agriculture the farmers farm only to survive. Within
Commercial Agriculture the farmers farm to sell their food for profit,
usually to bigger food companies.
2. Within Dominica 40% of farmers work in Agriculture, 32% work in
industry, and 28% work in services.
3. Dominica mainly conducts plantation farming because of the tropical
region that they are in. They crow crops such as coffee, cocoa, citrus
fruits, and bananas.
4. Since the Green Revolution the production of fruits and vegetables
such as bananas has increased greatly in Dominica. I would say that
the Green Revolution has had a great impact of Dominicas
increasing economy. Looking towards the future it seems that the
percentage of industry farmers is growing and many citizens of
Dominica have or will switch from Subsistence Agriculture to
Commercial Agriculture in order to gain profit.

Current Event: Banana and Plantain Farmers to

Benefit from EU Supplies
http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/agriculture/ban
ana-and-plantain-farmers-to-benefit-from-eu-supplies/
In this Article the people of Dominica are expressing their
gratitude for the European Union (EU). The EU has agreed to send
over 35,000 gallons of oil as well as 20,000 bags of fertilizer. This will
greatly benefit the farmers of Dominica along with the Banana
Recovery Program, which was in need of fertilizers and oils to insure
that the bananas were at their best quality and quantity. The EU has
also agreed to assist Dominica in managing the spread of the deadly
Black Sigatoka Disease. Dominica will soon be a sturdy country as
long as they are receiving help from the European Union.
This article very much relates to what we are studying in class.
Our main topic is Agriculture and Dominica is receiving assistance

from the European Union in order to increase their Agricultural

production of bananas. This just goes to show that while there are
subsistence farmers in Dominica, the green revolution has had a
major affect on the country by greatly increasing the Commercial
Agriculture. This article also shows how Agriculture can cause
countries to have good relationships with each other, along with a
good trading status. Overall Agriculture in Dominica is becoming
more profitable because of the EU.