T&T co-op pushing $$$M citrus farming and processing project at Tacama

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While an air of uncertainty continues to surround the agreement reached between the governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago that will allow Trinidadian investors to secure land for farming, a T&T-based entity appears to be forging ahead with a project aimed at providing processed citrus juices and pulp for major beverage manufacturers in that country.

President of the Cooperative Citrus Growers Association (CCGA) of Trinidad and Tobago Felix Clarke told Stabroek Business in an interview earlier this week that the project envisages a long-term investment of up to US$25 million on a 1,000-acre citrus complex in the Tacama Savannahs. It may well serve as a template for