“In building capacity we must recognise that we will never get to a point where we can develop without causing disruption. The challenge is to minimize such damage and manage the process of development.” (more…)

n the interest of clarity and transparency, Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, has formally written to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance (MOF), requesting that the Central Audit Committee (MOF), conduct an audit into all flood assistance paid out to farmers in excess of $75,000. (more…)

“Most of the farmers in the Nariva / Mayaro district are farmers with absolutely no paperwork for the lands they currently occupy and it is for that reason that particular focus has been placed on them and other farmers around the country.”
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Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF) attended the IMPACTT Project Cocoa Farmers Outreach Meeting held at the Ministry’s Rio Claro Demonstration Centre.

IMPACTT (Improving Marketing and Production of Artisanal Cocoa from Trinidad and Tobago), is a project undertaken by the Cocoa Research Centre of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus. (more…)

Land Tenure and Natural Resources Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),Ms Aurelie Bres conducts a working session on land management and administration system, with officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries at the Ministry’s corporate headquarters in Chaguanas. (more…)

“While nature may do most of the work in replenishing the stock of fruit trees, hunters can also help in targeting specific areas where there is tree loss through age, destruction or other factors.” (more…)

In what he cited as a unique and delightful combination of youth, physical activity, health awareness and culinary expression, Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, welcomed the opportunity to be a part of a Health Fair and Food Festival, hosted by the Couva / Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce from July 27-28, 2018, in collaboration with the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation. (more…)

As of today, if you find and keep a feather of the Scarlet Ibis, be also prepared to find $100,000 to pay for breaking the law. Such was the warning of Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, as he addressed ‘would-be poachers’ during a Signing Ceremony for the Environmentally Sensitive Species (ESS) Designation of the Scarlet Ibis at the Visitors’ Centre of the Caroni Swamp on Thursday 26th July, 2018. (more…)