Survey of institutions serving agriculture on island of Dominica, W.I.

Information on agricultural institutions in Dominica is limited and fragmentary. The intent of this paper, therefore, is to present under one cover some of the information about the institutions serving agriculture in Dominica. This survey of the institutions affecting the agriculture in Dominica is based on interviews and communication with personnel of the organizations discussed, together with information obtained from a farm management survey and from discussion with farmers. The institutions serving agriculture are a critical factor in the productivity of this sector. Six of these institutions are particularly important. They are (1) Land Tenure and the Plantation System, (2) Commodity Associations, (3) Marketing, (4) Agricultural Credit, (5) Research and Extension and (6) The Caribbean Free Trade Association.