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The slow agricultural drive of some regional governments

Sep 03, 2008 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
When one looks at the behaviour of some Caribbean governments, it leaves much to be desired. Food prices on the world market were on the rise for the most part of 2008 but declined marginally as of recent.

This is due to the fact that the world economy is slowing down, especially Europe and North America. As recession looms in these territories, demand is down, making way for the fall in crude and other commodities in the short term. If the Caribbean governments would dare to think that food prices would stay down in the long term they are greatly mislead.

Given the facts of global warming and rising energy costs, the mere idea of a long term reduction in food prices is a vacuous notion. One is left to wonder what has happened to the agricultural drive in the rest of the Caribbean territories that we heard of at the beginning of the food crisis.

Maybe we are only taken up with sun and sand or we would start the big rush again when oil is on the rise once again – I said when not if. As the old saying goes, “the hands that feed you own you”. We would ignore the facts of global warming and rising oil at our own peril.

Are Caribbean governments prepared to risk placing the food security of this region into the tentacles of others and continue with a food import bill of three billion?

C. Gordon

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