CARICOM can learn from Jamaica’s breakthrough on Barbados pineapple market

CARICOM can learn from Jamaica’s breakthrough on Barbados pineapple market

There may well be an important lesson for Guyana and the rest of the region to learn from the recent news that Jamaica’s pineapple farmers have secured a breakthrough which now allows them to export their produce to Barbados.

Late last month the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Kingston disclosed that a bilateral agreement had been reached clearing the way for pineapples from Jamaica to be imported into Barbados.

The breakthrough can be a bigger ‘deal’ for Jamaica than appears to be the case on the surface. Barbados is one of the high-profile Caribbean territories for tourists from around the world and pineapple is known to be among the more popular fruit consumed by visitors to the island.