Record

RefNoMS/527/2/14/32
LevelItem
TitleInterim report, products from the West Indies [Caribbean]
Date3 April 1917
DescriptionPrepared by the Food (War) Committee to summarise various reports from the West Indies [Caribbean]. Discusses plantains ('no supply can be expected from this source'), bananas, including methods of importing (dried, fresh or as chips) and nutrition (deficient in protein but rich in carbohydrate), sweet potatoes (easy to grow but requiring large shipping space and prone to spoilage), and other foods (not produced in sufficient quantity for export, though rice production could be greatly increased).
Extent2pp
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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