World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132005-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10755Prior to the 1970s, parish farmers predominantly produced traditional vegetable crops for home consumption. At that time local farmers did not produce exotic vegetables, such as cabbages, carrots, lettuce, etc. which were produced on plantations and mainly consumed by the European and Asian populations, or exported. The vegetables that the rural African population produced for consumption as local foodstuff were considered traditional vegetables.CC BY 3.0 IGOAFRICAN FARMERSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICESAGRICULTURAL INFORMATIONAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTUREBIODIVERSITYCABBAGESCARROTSCASH CROPSCOFFEECOMMERCIAL VALUECOMMODITIESCROPCROP PRODUCTIONCROP ROTATIONCROPSCULTIVATIONFARMERFARMERSFARMINGFARMING SYSTEMSFERTILIZERFOOD SECURITYGENETIC DIVERSITYGENETIC RESOURCESGREEN BEANSHARVESTINGHERBICIDESINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGEINTENSIVE FARMINGINTERNATIONAL PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INSTITUTELIVESTOCKNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHNGOSNUTRIENTSNUTRITIONORANGESORGANIC MATTERPESTICIDEPESTICIDESPINEAPPLESPLANT GENETIC RESOURCESPLANTATIONSPLANTINGPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPRODUCEROOTSSCIENCESSOIL IMPROVEMENTSOIL QUALITYSOILSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATOMATOESVEGETABLE CROPSVEGETABLESYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/10755