Following the demise of the sugarcane industry and with the implementation of a land release policy, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis has made the development of the tourism industry a part of its vision for national development, as well as committed to strengthening the diversity of crops grown locally and to building an agricultural sector no longer reliant on sugar production, although this has proven difficult due to a lack of relevant experience within the country. In recent years, however, St. Kitts and Nevis has developed into a major tourist destination for sightseeing cruises, with as many as 150,000 tourists arriving per year — a figure which continues to rise. As part of this Agro-tourism Demonstration Farm Cooperation Project, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis intends to combine aspects of tourism and agriculture in order to attract further numbers of tourists and thereby raise employment and raise revenues.

• Update:2022-03-02
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