Looking to sharpen your agricultural knowledge or add a new skill to your toolkit?

The National Agricultural Training Initiative (NATI) has another set of training opportunities available for registration, covering crop production, soil health, plant nutrition, landscape management and digital literacy for farmers.

AVOCADO PRODUCTION
16 & 17 September | 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
St. Augustine South Community Centre
Register: https://forms.gle/mc9XHAcnpA3ENfyc7

LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
17, 18 & 22 September | 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Farmers Training Centre, Centeno
Register: https://forms.gle/DigVHNSQJUHmz5sG7

DIGITAL LITERACY FOR FARMERS
17 & 18 September | 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Online via Microsoft Teams
Register: https://forms.gle/HMFHiJEDK5NAsa4Y8

SOIL HEALTH & PLANT NUTRITION
17 & 18 September | 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Jacob Hill Activity Centre, Wallerfield
Register: https://forms.gle/yHmHaciGLfaj3YdF9

DASHEEN & DASHEEN LEAF PRODUCTION
18 September | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Online via Microsoft Teams
Register: https://forms.gle/q8js27ajudTsT5z5A

Register today and take the next step in building your agricultural knowledge and skills.

Today’s proceedings concluded with a tour of the Cocoa Research Centre, including the Chocolate Factory and the Cocoa Molecular Breeding Programme site.

Senator the Honourable Ravi Ratiram, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, toured the facilities alongside Ms. Michelle Anne Thomas, Permanent Secretary, and His Excellency Jon Mark Dean, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Shankar Teelucksingh, Chair of the Cocoa Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (CDCTTL), Mr. Rajesh Lal, CEO, CDCTTL and Directors of the CDCTTL.

The tour followed a presentation by Professor Umaharan Pathmanan, Director, Cocoa Research Centre, on the development of Trinidad and Tobago’s cocoa sector and provided an opportunity to explore areas for collaboration to further strengthen Trinidad and Tobago’s cocoa industry.

Today’s tour continues at the St Augustine Nurseries, with Senator the Honourable Ravi Ratiram, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, alongside Ms. Michelle Anne Thomas, Permanent Secretary, His Excellency Jon Mark Dean,High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Shankar Teelucksingh, Chair of the Cocoa Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (CDCTTL), Prof. Pathmanathan Umaharan, Deputy Chair of CDCTTL, Mr. Rajesh Lal, CEO, CDCTTL and Directors of the CDCTTL.

The visit forms part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and explore opportunities for collaboration in agriculture and the development of Trinidad and Tobago’s agricultural sector.