Globalization, Agriculture and Food in the Caribbean

Clinton L. Beckford is a geographer and Associate Professor at the University of Windsor, Canada. His research interests include food and agriculture, rural livelihoods, sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, and Caribbean small-scale farming systems. He co-authored Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean: Building Capacity in and Strengthening Local Food Production Systems (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) Kevon Rhiney is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Geology at the Mona Campus, University of the West Indies. He is President of the Jamaican Geographical Society (JGS), a former Commonwealth Fellow and Visiting Academic at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, UK. His research includes agricultural change and rural development, market liberalization and food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation, human security, and sustainable development.

Foreword; David Barker.- Preface.- Part I. Framing the Discussion.- Chapter 1. Globalization, Climate Change and Food and Agriculture in the Caribbean: Perspectives of Caribbean Geographers; Clinton L. Beckford and Kevon Rhiney.- Chapter 2. From Plantations to Services: A Historical and Theoretical Assessment of the Transition from Agrarian to Service-based Industries in the Caribbean; Kevon Rhiney.- Part II. Global Change and Food and Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Securing the Female Future and Reframing Rural Resilience in Post-Sugar St. Kitts; Joyelle Clarke.- Chapter 4. Globalization and Fair Trade Bananas in St. Lucia: A Solution to Building Resilience?; Chanelle Fingal-Robinson.- Chapter 5. The Decline of the Preferential Markets and the Sugar Industry: A Case Study of Trade Liberalization in Central Jamaica; Dorlan Burrell.- Chapter 6. The Jamaican Coffee Industry: Challenges and Responses to Increased Global Competition; Mario Mighty.- Part III. Climate Change and Food and Agriculture.- Chapter 7. The Gendered Dimensions of Climate Change: Women, Indigenous Knowledge and Adaptation; Ayesha Constable.- Chapter 8. Impacts of Climate Change on the Quality of Planting Materials for Domestic Roots and Tubers: Mitigating Potential of In-vitro Plant Production and Protected Agriculture; Clinton L. Beckford and Anthony Norman.- Chapter 9. Livelihood Vulnerability to Global Change amongst Carib Communities in North Eastern St. Vincent; Rose-Ann J. Smith.- Chapter 10.  Impacts Of Climate Change On Coastal Artisanal Caribbean Fishers; April Baptiste.- Part IV. Synthesis.- Chapter 11. Future of Food and Agriculture in the Caribbean in the Context of Climate Change and Globalization: Where Do We Go From Here?; Clinton L. Beckford and Kevon Rhiney.