For the Caribbean region there were specific constraints to the development of peasantry and small farmer holdings. Take a look at the video below for more:
Additionally, modern day peasantry and the negative effects it carries are as much a reality today as plantation economics. The effects which such economies have on a people may not be as server in comparison to the current setting of agricultural structure in developing countries across the world. The following provides a prime example of such:
Peasantry has contributed to the development of the Caribbean through many ways. Areas such as agriculture, society and economic diversification have all been affected by peasantry.It is understood that through peasantry many ex-slaves formed villages and communities of their own. They grew their own crops and sold them on the nearest markets. For example in Jamaica ex slaves grew ginger, bananas, and sugar cane among many other crops.
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Many Caribbean economies are in trouble because they depend solely on agriculture.These countries are limited to a certain amount of production due to their size and face heavy competition from lager countries. There are many reasons why some Caribbean countries do better than others. Reasons such as some islands have larger populations than others, political stability, economic structure and natural resources. For example Trinidad and Tobago benefit greatly from their oil and gas sectors
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