St. Lucia 
St. Lucia is one of the Windward Islands within the Eastern Caribbean. Currently, agriculture contributes 3% of Saint Lucia’s GDP and there are many small and medium sized agricultural enterprises. However, the country’s economy also depends significantly on its major natural resources – beaches, minerals and mineral springs, in addition to its services.
Trading partners for St. Lucia are the United Kingdom, US, Brazil, Peru, France, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Bananas have been the major crop for many decades although production levels have declined considerably.
As a result, government, with the assistance of the Taiwanese government, has taken steps to combat the Black Sigatoka disease, also known as the banana leaf spot disease, and has been paying close attention to existing and emerging challenges and threats such as Panama Disease.
With regard to the coconut industry, there is an effort to further develop production and to find increased export opportunities.
In the area of livestock, government is trying to increase production, primarily for food security reasons and to reduce the import food bill.
St. Lucia produces the following crops:
- Bananas
- Coconuts
- Vegetables
- Mangoes
- Papayas
- Pineapples
- Soursops
- Passionfruit
- Guavas
- Root crops
- Cocoa
