Article Category: Crops (Publications)
Avacado Production Bulletin
Avocado Production
Root Crop Bulletin #1 – Guide to Growing Cassava Successfully
Cassava, rice and wheat are important suppliers of calories in the diets of Trinbagonians. Cassava is grown mainly by small farmers and is consumed boiled and fried or in soups…
Haunglongbing disease of citrus
Huanglongbing disease of citrus (also called citrus greening or yellow dragon disease) is a bacterial disease that affects all above ground parts of the plant: leaves, branches and fruits
Cassava Hornworm
The Cassava Hornworm, Erinnyis ello is a pest of cassava and is native to tropical America. It has been recorded in Central America, the Caribbean, Florida (USA), Brazil, Columbia and…
Places to Plant at Home
A HOME GARDEN is much more than a source of food, it enhances the environment around your home if done properly. If you follow the information in this factsheet, you…
T&T to adopt new practices to treat with Citrus Greening disease
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…
Agriculture Ministry hosts Workshop on managing Citrus Greening disease in T&T
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…
Citrus Greening Disease surveillance in Tobago
On Monday 11th September, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture, working in concert with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Tobago House of Assembly, initiated a Public Awareness Citrus…
