Never Know What You Have Until You Loose It

Grenada was one of the leading exporter of nutmeg and cocoa and the quality was second to none.  Most of Grenada was covered with banana, nutmeg, cocoa and cinnamon (spice), hence the reason the isle of spice.

Over the years, Grenada started to become dependent on the tourism industry. Most of the owners of  the large estate was dying out and the children who should continue the business were sent to study for white collar jobs. Estate lands stated to sell out to accommodate housing and with the few producers that were left the treatment with those in charge was not on par.

After the devastation done by hurricanes Ivan and Emily the country suffered greater. A large number of our nutmegs and cocoa trees were destroyed. The government now had to grapple with the fact that some farmers still had issues with those in charge even though planting materials were available for planting.

Now, it is a fact that Grenada is now dependent on its tourism industry. Jamaica is now marketing its nutmeg as ne of the best (http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/lectures/nutmeg.html), with Indonesia as the leading exporter.

Preservation of our lands is key. When you own land you have wealth. When there is a booming agriculture industry it can be link with all the other industry to make a country surpass that of its neighbors.

If we lose this generation to clear and build without putting measures in place (land use policies) to protect the little that we  have, we're in for a wake up one day, that the only thing to eat comes out from a can. At the end of if it all the cry would be heard "if I only understood what I had I would think twice".