AGRI-Invest Country Profiles

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DOMINICA

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR

The agricultural sector is comprised of the crop, livestock, fishing and forestry sub-sectors. Crop production has been characterized by a tradition of banana production along with traditional non-banana crops, such as

Roots & Tubers

Short term vegetables

Citrus

Coconuts

Plantain

Fruits

Cocoa & Coffee

These locally grown crops provide the basis for a favourable level of food security, rural employment and exports to regional and extra-regional markets.

The Livestock sector

The Fishing Industry

This industry can be described as artisanal and small scale, consisting of capture fishery and aquaculture.

Poultry

Pigs

Cattle (beef & dairy)

Goats & Sheep

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Reared on a smaller scale

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