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Peer reviewedFloyd, Barry N. – Journal of Geography, 1983
The crisis in Jamaican agriculture is due to environmental factors like climate conditions and to social and economic factors like the plantation system. Along with mining, tourism, and manufacturing, agriculture has a key role to play in the Jamaican economy. Suggests ways to improve productivity by aid to family farms. (CS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture
Peer reviewedCarlson, Alvar W. – Journal of Geography, 1976
This study analyzes the development of the need for migrant laborers in northwestern Ohio, their continual use, the composition of the labor force, and the national travel patterns of migrant laborers who work in the region. (Author)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Farm Labor, Human Geography
