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).
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The Small Ruminant Industry in CARICOM countries with particular reference to Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago [Paper presented at the Workshop on “Achievement of outputs on information collection, access and dissemination in the three CFC - funded projects on Protected Agriculture (PA), Roots & Tubers (RT) and, Small Ruminants (SR) held 17 - 20 September 2012, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the first Anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake which rocked Haiti on 12 January 2010 looms, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is continuing its steady and multi-pronged support to this Member State.