ABSTRACT
Barbuda is the 62 mile2 sister island of the two island states of Antigua and Barbuda. It is a ”at coral limestone island with its highest point being just about 39 m. The nature of its limestone terrain meant that it could not be used for intensive-type agriculture to produce sugar cane as many islands in the Caribbean were. Despite this, Barbuda had a traditional history of agricultural production based on shifting cultivation involving slash-and-burn techniques that bene‹ted from the advantages of biochar. This production was so successful that Barbudan produce was used to sustain the Codrington plantations which existed on the other islands. Agriculture though still remains a challenge since many of the older members of the community with traditional knowledge are passing away.
