Profiles of farmer organizations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Abstract

The collection of the information contained in this document was undertaken over a period of two years (1989-91). Some of the profiles are based on information collected by local consultants in 1987 and 1988. To avoid presenting out of date information the older profiles were updated in 1990. During the research process it was necessary to return many times to the same organziations and often the same individuals. The document contains 15 profiles of established farmers or farmer related organizations, 6 profiles of farmers organizations in formation and 5 rural development support organizations. Only two of the organizations have been in existence for more than 15 years: the St. Vincent Arrowroot Indusrry Association (SVAIA) formed in 1930, and the St. Vincent Banana Growers Association (SVBGA), formed in 1954. All the other organizations were formed in the 1970s and 1980s. The contents: Part I: Summary; Part II: Profiles of farmers organizations, Part III: Farmers organizations in formation and Part IV: Rural development support organizations.