ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF INTERCROPPING YAM WITH FOOD CROPS IN ST. LUCIA

Bernard Francois, Charles Douglas and Calixte George

No 261325, 22nd Annual Meeting, August 25-29, 1986, St. Lucia from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: Intercropping trials involving yam with legumes and/or dasheen were conducted in St. Lucia in 1985 on farmers holdings and of the Union Agricultural Station. Economic analyses of the results revealed that intercropping did not significantly reduce income from yams. In addition, it was revealed that in most cases, returns from growing the intercrop were greater than the additional cost of establishing the intercrop into the system.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 1986-08-25
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.261325

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