nutmeg market ) , there exits the potential for Grenada to increase its nutmeg and mace , as well as other minor spices ... In fact , by the end of 1996 , the issue was one of a suspension of export banana production in Grenada .

ABSTRACT THE BANANA INDUSTRY IN GRENADA BACKGROUND A Isaac The system of mix - cropping of bananas with tree crops viz . cocoa and nutmegs in Grenada mitigates against sustainable high standards of banana production .

The moko disease resulted in considerable loss to the industry in terms of the impact of the moko disease on the ruin of banana cultivation in Grenada over the 1983-1994 period ( Table 6 ) . The equivalent acreage of banana destroyed ...

The Banana Industry : Compared to other hemispheric producers , banana production in the Caribbean is ... However , the depressed performance of the Grenada banana industry was due largely to the persistent moko disease and severe loss ...

... MOKO DISEASE PSUEDOMONAS SOLANACEARUM OF BANANAS AND PLANTAINS IN GRENADA W.I. E. Ambrose , Crop Protection Officer WINBAN Research and Development Division P.O. Box 115 , Castries , St. Lucia INTRODUCTION The banana industry plays ...

Banana : Cultivated Area and Production ( ' 000 mt ) 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 na 13,993 13,995 11,018 11,606 ... However , the depressed performance of the Grenada banana industry was due largely to the persistent moko disease and ...

The S.R.F. strain of the organism was reported causing losses in bananas and bluggoe in Grenada by Cronshaw and Edmunds ( 1978 ) . As a result of the threat that this disease poses to the banana industry of Grenada and those of the ...

Title : 1 ) 2 ) 3 ) 4 ) 5 ) RESEARCH ON THE ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF BANANAS IN ST LUCIA Background Bananas at present contribute significantly to foreign exchange earnings of the island . It is expected , however , that as from 1992 ...

Grenada The agricultural sector of Grenada is more diversified compared to that of Dominica . Nevertheless , banana is still the main agricultural crop in Grenada . Production increased by about 15 % in 1988 compared to 1987 levels ...