Vegetables play a significant role in Barbadians’ diet.
But, a cross section of vendors in the Cheapside Market in Bridgetown are saying there is a scarcity of the locally grown ones, forcing them to sell the imported food – which they must buy from wholesalers.
The vendors, who believe the recent heavy rains have caused the shortage, said some of them had been forced to raise their prices because of the scarcity.
