The State lands Unit of the RAS is mandated to conduct the following activities:
- Update of State Agricultural blocks to be readied for distribution.
- Process stale-dated files and applications for regularization, lease renewal and absolute assignment for Land Management Division.
- Provide information on occupants on State Agricultural lands applying for financing at the Agricultural Development Bank.
- Process applications for removal forest trees for Forestry Division.
- Verification of land status as a requirement for Farmer Registration/ Agricultural Incentive Programmes.
- Identifying lands for survey and subdivision of State Lands for distribution to farmers.
To protect members of the public from Africanized bees and to facilitate the capture and control of Africanized bee swarms
There are bee abatement personnel stationed at the various extension offices who destroy or capture Africanized bees, preventing risk of stinging incidences. There is an Apiary at the Nariva/Mayaro station where captured bees are housed or may be given to beekeepers that may have been trained in apiculture production by ministry personnel.
Conducting of training on apiculture and bee abatement
The RAS conducts training on apiculture and value added production of bee products, candle and wine making , pollen and Jelly production. Training on bee abatement is conducted based on request by companies, for example the T&TEC who will need to destroy bees on electricity poles.
Services are accessible to the South region through the County Offices.
