Overview

The agricultural sector in St. Kitts and Nevis has change during the past 20 years. St. Kitts and Nevis was one of the most successful sugar colonies under the British empire, which is supported by the relatively flat landscape and its fertile soils. However, as time changed, the sugar industry in St. Kitts became less and less profitable due to the competition from  beet Sugar produced by  European countries and others. The over 350 years old sugar industry eventually closed in 2005.

The island now depends largely on food imports while most of the arable lands are unused or have been used for residential and commercial purposes. Local self-employed farmers are just at the developmental to semi commercialized stage and they are very vulnerable. Limited budget allocation, lack of machineries and skill personnel, unstable material supply, climate change, high cost of imported food to meet local needs and weak inter-sectoral linkages are all  factors that  caused persistent challenges for local farmers in St. Kitts.  

In this platform we gather and disseminate  some articles that could give you an overview of local agriculture, including its history, challenges and future possibilities.