Release Date: September 2013
Contents
- Prologue
- [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Belize-Industries-Map.pdf” target=”_blank”]Industries Map[/icon_link]
- [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-main-industries-which-have-developed-in-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]As synopsis of the industries which have developed in Belize[/icon_link]
Chapter 1 Forestry-slavery, technology-democracy
- [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Logwood-Industry-and-the-Birth-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Logwood ≈ Mid 1600s[/icon_link]
- Mahogany ≈ 1770s
- Chicle ≈ 1880s
- Pine ≈ 1920s
- The Forest Trust ≈ 1922
- The stagnation of forestry and the rise of agriculture ≈ 1950s
Chapter 2 Corn, Cane and Immigrant Farmers
- Agriculture before colonization
- Corn ≈ 4,000 BC
- Fisheries ≈ Mid 1,700s
- Sugarcane ≈ 1848
- Coconuts ≈ 1870s
- Bananas ≈ 1880s
- [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Pioneers-of-the-Citrus-Industry-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Citrus ≈ 1913[/icon_link]
- [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Notable-Personalities-who-have-contributed-to-the-Rice-Industry-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Rice ≈ 1919[/icon_link]
- Beans ≈ 1919
- Vegetables ≈ 1934
- Beef and Dairy ≈ 1,946
- Pineapple ≈ 1952
- Cacao ≈ 1954
- Honey ≈ 1957
- Cashew and Peanuts ≈ 1950s
- Broilers and Layers ≈ 1958
- Mangoes ≈1966
- Hot peppers ≈ 1982
- Aquaculture ≈ 1982
- Papayas ≈ 1986
- Potatoes and Onions ≈ 1999
Chapter 3 Water, communication, electricity and other essential services
- Water and sewerage ≈ Mid 1600s
- Healthcare ≈ 1874
- Communications ≈ 1875
- Telecommunications ≈ 1902
- Banking and financial services ≈1902
- Electricity ≈ 1906
- Commuter transport ≈ 1906
- Air Travel ≈ 1921
- Radio ≈ 1937
Chapter 4 The tourism service sector
- [icon_link style=”link” color=”blue” href=”https://belizeinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-Evolution-of-the-Toursim-Industry-of-Belize.pdf” target=”_blank”]Accommodations and Tours ≈ 1980s[/icon_link]
- Environmental Protection ≈ 1989
Chapter 5 The geographers of Belize
- Maps ≈ 1808
- Resource surveys ≈ 1882
- Geologic surveys ≈ 1927
- Oil ≈ 1938
Chapter 6 The sports and entertainment industry
- Music and Entertainment ≈ Early 1700s
- Sports ≈ Late 1800s
- Television ≈ 1980
Epilogue: Wild West or Frontier town? Our Future Industries
Glossary
Appendix I
Appendix II
Bibliography
Index
List of Boxes
- Box 1: The Belize Estate and Produce Company (BEC)
- Box 2: Mr. Robert Sydney Turton
- Box 3: Rosewood
- Box 4: Xate
- Box 5: The PUP and the transition from forestry to agriculture
- Box 6: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
- Box 7: Tobacco
- Box 8: The Rum Industry
- Box 9: The Banana War
- Box 10: Cotton, Silkgrass and Ramie
- Box 11: Cohune
- Box 12: Cassava
- Box 13: Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA)
- Box 14: Agriculture Show
- Box 15: Sponges
- Box 16: Internet Based Companies
- Box 17: The UDP and the transition from agriculture to tourism