§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of total acreage on the Falkland Islands is fit for cultivating seed potatoes.
§ Mr. RaisonNo such assessment has been made. Most Falkland householders grow their own fresh vegetables. The Falkland Islands Economic Survey 1982 (Cmnd. 8653) includes a brief description of requirements for commercial horticulture in the islands, and notes that there has been little attempt to develop commercial vegetable production there.