Agro-business

A two prong approach has been employed consisting of improvements to the traditional banana industry and the diversification of agricultural activities into new tradable crops. The latter approach is focused primarily on forging closer links between agricultural activities and the manufacturing and tourism sectors.

In order to reduce the over-dependence on a mono-crop, the Government has embarked on an agricultural diversification programme in areas such as non-traditional fruit and exotic crops, cut flowers and foliage, root crops among others.

Fisheries, another major pillar of the agricultural sector, recorded increases in fish landings by 5% to 1,519.8 tonnes, generating revenue of $16.4 million. Modern fish landing facilities exist throughout the country with the Dennery and Vieux Fort sites accounting for the greater proportion of the catch.