<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKadiri idadi ya wafanyakazi wa Taano na Carib ilivyopungua, kwa sababu ya magonjwa na kujiua, wamiliki wa mashamba hatimaye walianza kuagiza watumwa kutoka Afrika Magharibi.  <response>: As the number of Taano and Carib laborers declined, due to disease and suicide, plantation owners eventually began importing slaves from West Africa. 