Photo: Estefania Medina
A knowledge-based approach to sectors such as healthcare, tourism and agriculture helps Barbados meet its economic diversification goals
Making agriculture relevant
Aerial View of Woodbourne Oilfield. Photo: BNOC
Moving away from selling solely raw products, Barbadian farmers are innovating to create added value across food production, renewable energy and hospitality
Once the British Empire’s largest supplier of sugar, Barbados saw its farming industry slump as a result of economic policies favouring services. Today, a focus on tying agriculture into the wider economy means it now produces top-quality food for tourists as well as renewable energy resources, as in the case of a new sugar factory whose output will power 65,000 homes.
“We have a great opportunity to create a modern agricultural
platform in Barbados”
David Eastwick Minister of agriculture, food, fisheries and water resource management
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Moving away from selling solely raw products, Barbadian farmers are innovating to create added value across food production, renewable energy and hospitality
Once the British Empire’s largest supplier of sugar, Barbados saw its farming industry slump as a result of economic policies favouring services. Today, a focus on tying agriculture into the wider economy means it now produces top-quality food for tourists as well as renewable energy resources, as in the case of a new sugar factory whose output will power 65,000 homes.
“Our sunkissed beaches and beautiful weather are wonderful
for patient recuperation”
John Boyce Minister of health
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