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Agricultural Production of Central America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities

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  • Peguero, Felipe
  • Zapata, Samuel
  • Sandoval, Luis

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This article examines the importance and current state of the agricultural sector in Central America and the Caribbean (CAC). We discuss the region’s potential for growth and what is needed to achieve such potential. Finally, we analyze critical trends in CAC’s agricultural foreign trade and their implications.

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  • Peguero, Felipe & Zapata, Samuel & Sandoval, Luis, 2019. "Agricultural Production of Central America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 34(3), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaeach:292356
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.292356
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