Hey guys. i recently had an idea based on something said on a radio talk show host about the agriculataral sector helping the bahama economy if tthey would allow the chiquita company and delmonte company to grow their bannas and pineapple commercialy. the bahamas banana industry has been prosperous many years agop and many subsistence farmers grow hog bannas ( sweet fat, short island bannas ) and plantains still today without alot of ammendment of the soil and they grow well. As for mangos. Th bahama is abundant in them. all kinds so much that even tho we dont have a commercial farm of them here we could export hem and make quite a profit. they thrive here and the summer months are the picking season.
The pineapple - we were the first country to export to the uk.
And we had a successful business exporting the eluethera pineapple . You may not know this but Hawaii's successful pineapple industry was started from seed from the bahamas pineapple.
islands - andros island - the largest island i the country fifth in the region.. largely under developed. great farm land.
the abacos - former grape-fruit capital- great soil for citrus
eluthera- explained previously
exumas - once the countries onion and tomato supplier.
Soil info - eluethera and abaco are high in pineapple and citrus growing red soil the other island and highly limestone and are capable of growing plants with a little amendments here and there.
So what are the benefits for bahamians and the benefits for the chiquita and delmonte companies . what can both parties gain.?