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Enhancing Competitiveness and Sustainability of the Agribusiness Sector in Trinidad and Tobago - GCP/TRI/008/DBL

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Trinidad and Tobago imports 85 percent of its food, with an annual cost estimated at USD 750 million. Reduced oil and natural gas revenue has increased the country’s challenges to meet its foreign exchange requirement for food imports. In addition, there has been an increase in food prices (compacted by the COVID-19 pandemic), which is a key driver of inflation. The high dependence on food imports has also proved to be a major vulnerability. Given the country’s vulnerable situation, it was recognized that measures should be taken to improve food and nutrition security and the performance of the agriculture sector of Trinidad and Tobago. In order to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the agribusiness sector in Trinidad and Tobago, the project aimed to strengthen the processes for disseminating information and to introduce innovation, technology and new approaches to farmers. This included supporting the establishment of easily up-scalable pilots in new and more technologically advanced approaches that would demonstrate and provide “proof of concept” to food producers and potential investors in the food production value chain.

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