With Guyana already helping Trinidad and Tobago to meet its coconut water needs, the two countries are now looking at new areas for agricultural trade and cooperation, with the ultimate aim of reducing their food import bills.
Top officials from the two sister Caricom states say that on the front burner are rice production, agro-processing and research.
But at a news conference yesterday, Minister of Agri-culture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Food Production Jairam Seemungal both remained tightlipped on specifics, saying that details of their plans will be made public after consultations with their respective governments.
The collaboration between the two countries falls under the Jagdeo Initiative—an agricultural strategic programme aimed at boosting farming throughout the Caricom region and guaranteeing food security.
