Abstract
This paper is based on empirical data from a baseline social survey conducted in three Eastern Caribbean islands of Saint Vincent, Dominica and Saint Lucia. In the first two of these, the survey was based on a randomly selected sample of peasant farmers with holdings of 1–5 acres (approximately 1 2 -2 1 4 ha). In the latter island, the sample was an arbitrary one, based on the concept of co-operative farmers by extension workers, and included farmers with holdings up to 15 acres (7 ha). Analysis of the data indicated the biases in perceptions of extension workers, the prevailing attitudes of peasant farmers towards agriculture as a worthwhile occupation for their offspring and the critical significance of the farm family as a reference group for decision-making.
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