Cocoa farmers worried about global economic crisis
Cocoa farmers have benefited from the increase in world prices. However, they are looking at the troubled global economy and the unavailability of labour in Trinidad and Tobago.
Cocoa farmers in Trinidad and Tobago have been smiling all the way to the bank in recent times as they have been benefiting from a [...]
Hillside farming, living room floods
Farmers are forced to grow crops on the hills of the Northern Range. Food ends up in your kitchen but your entire house is flooded.
The hills of the Northern Range are alive with activity as food farmers, at the urging of Agriculture Minister Arnold Piggott, strive to feed the nation.
The [...]
Bad fertiliser, seeds in farm shops
Farmers are complaining about substandard farm supplies in agricultural shops. They are calling on the Bureau of Standards to take action.
Farmers need to pay careful attention when buying seeds, fertiliser, and other farm supplies from agro-shops in Trinidad and Tobago.
This warning came coming from a farmer from St Vincent who purchases all his seeds and [...]