Table 3.
Consequences of COVID-19 crisis on agricultural systems.
| Producers Guadeloupe (n = 32) | Experts Guadeloupe (n = 38) | Experts Other Caribbean countries (n = 24) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced production | 68.8% | 55.3% | 66.7% |
| Increased the share of short marketing channels | 62.5% | 81.6% | 58.3% |
| Stopped certain crops or productions | 43.8% | 42.1% | 54.2% |
| Diversified their production | 40.6% | 44.7% | 75.0% |
| Threw away part of the production because it was impossible to sell it | 37.5% | 39.5% | 54.2% |
| Engaged in a new non-farming activity | 18.8% | 15.8% | 41.7% |
| Sold livestock | 12.5% | 18.4% | 29.2% |
| Stopped all production | 9.4% | 2.6% | 16.7% |
| Sold or separated from farm land | 0% | 7.9% | 12.5% |
| A majority has suffered economic damage | * | 71.1% | 83.3% |
| Agricultural systems have been resilient enough to this crisis | 43.8% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
Notes: for farmers, the question was: “Due to the COVID-19 crisis, you have…”; for experts, the question was: “According to you, due to the COVID-19 crisis, agricultural producers in your country have…”; *: question not asked to farmers. The values in the table correspond for each line to the proportion of the different subsamples indicating the presence of the considered impact.