Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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... produced on either the individually or company owned estate . Banana production is divided between the large estates and the peasant proprietor . The internal market for produce is very active . Today there is still a comparatively ...
... produced on either the individually or company owned estate . Banana production is divided between the large estates and the peasant proprietor . The internal market for produce is very active . Today there is still a comparatively ...
Page 69
... produce . The produce is sent on to the capital and sold in the large markets there . The grower is not compelled to sell to government , he may sell to a ' higgler ' . These are gener- ally women who find it a very satisfactory ...
... produce . The produce is sent on to the capital and sold in the large markets there . The grower is not compelled to sell to government , he may sell to a ' higgler ' . These are gener- ally women who find it a very satisfactory ...
Page 71
... produce , though part of the produce will be con- sumed by the household . It is impossible to assess this on a cash basis . However , the 1943 census gives the following figures : of a total of 79,006 people in the island engaged in ...
... produce , though part of the produce will be con- sumed by the household . It is impossible to assess this on a cash basis . However , the 1943 census gives the following figures : of a total of 79,006 people in the island engaged in ...
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