Food security is a key national priority for Trinidad and Tobago. The goal is to “create a food secure nation” by providing access to adequate, nutritious, safe and affordable food to all people at all times. Some factors negatively affecting the country’s food security include_ a high food import bill estimated at TT$4 billion; vulnerability to adverse impacts of climate change and; an increase in the incidence of nutrition-related chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
From the inception of the regional integration movement, the narrative has always maintained the focus on people as central to the process of bringing the Caribbean together and it is vital –
if this is to be attained - that an effective functional framework for education and human resource development be constructed.