Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries paid an official visit to Nestle’s Valsayn Headquarters on Friday November 10, 2017. The Minister met with Head of Market, Patricio Torres and other members of the Nestlé team.

Among the issues discussed were a review of Nestlé’s ongoing investment in the local dairy industry and the company’s partnership with farmers to develop sustainable and profitable milk production on local farms.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries recently donated items towards the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Maria in Dominica. Staff of various Divisions of the Ministry generously donated cases of water, canned food, baby supplies, toiletries and several other non-perishable items to our Caribbean neighbours in their time of need. (more…)

Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries addresses the audience at the Plenary Session on ‘Food and Nutrition Security and Resilience’. (more…)

Fundamental behaviour change is necessary for the effective operationalization of a National Food Safety Policy. Such was the view of Senator the Honourable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF), as he delivered the Feature Address at the First Stakeholder Consultation of a Draft Food Safety Policy for Trinidad and Tobago on Monday 6th November, 2017, at the Kapok Hotel in Port of Spain. (more…)

Trinidad and Tobago will have to learn to treat with the Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening) disease as eradication is neither a feasible nor economical option. This was the view of Florida University’s Head of the Citrus Research & Education Centre – Professor Michael Rogers – at the de-briefing session of a Citrus Greening Workshop on Tuesday 7th November, 2017. The Workshop, which was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF) in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA-APHIS-IS), took place at the Ministry’s corporate headquarters in Chaguanas. (more…)

Huanglongbing or Citrus Greening disease has had negative economic implications for Trinidad and Tobago since its positive identification in May of this year. These were the words of Senator Avinash Singh, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, as he shared the sentiments of citrus farmers with whom he had had recent discussions on the disease – caused by the bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus – which has destroyed more than 100 million trees globally and has spread to several continents (Asia, Africa and the Indian subcontinent) including the Americas. (more…)

Officers of the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries attend a session in Silvicultural Thinnings Training at Tanteak, Brickfield. They were addressed by Senator the Honouralable Clarence Rambharat, Minister of Agriculture Land and Fisheries,Forestry Advisor, Mr Clarence Bacchus, Advisor on Agriculture Dr John Alleyne before embarking on the actual Training Session. (more…)

Senator Avinash Singh, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF), says that the Ministry has agreed to the allocation of some $400,000 to the 4-H Clubs in Trinidad and Tobago with the likelihood of an increase during the fiscal year, once needed. He made this disclosure at the 4-H National Home Gardening Competition’s Prize Distribution Ceremony on Friday 27th October, 2017, at the Sugarcane Feeds Centre (SFC) in Longdenville. (more…)