MISSION:

To effect the sustainable management of all our natural resources, the skilled development of our human resources and increased use of relevant technology to facilitate trade and a dynamic agro-business sector.

This division can be subdivided into the Departments of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Fisheries and Natural Resources and Environment.

Agriculture Department

This Unit promotes Agriculture as a viable business in order to increase the number of committed commercial agro-producers and improving agricultural production in Tobago through improvement of services and facilities extended to the farming community. In addition to these the department desires to formulate, design and implement a food security programme and to conserve agricultural lands where possible for agricultural purposes with the ultimate goal of developing specific, viable agro industries in Tobago.

Marine Resources and Fisheries Department

This Department is responsible for the sustainable Management of Tobago’s Marine Resources from the coastline to a distance of 6 nautical miles off shore. This division is subdivided into the Fisheries and Aquaculture Unit and the Marine Area Unit.

Fisheries and Aquaculture Unit:

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Unit is responsible for the development and management of the fishing industry in Tobago. Its duties involve resolving conflicts in the Fishing Industry, training fishers, processors, vendors, and other stakeholders in the industry, in new equipment and techniques in fishing and fish marketing and safety measures and monitoring the fish resources surrounding the island.

Marine Areas Unit:

The Marine Areas Unit has responsibility for the marine and coastal resources around Tobago. Some of the duties include developing an integrated coastal zone management plan that would involve methods of including the community members in the management of the marine resources and researching ways and means of reducing pollution and the degradation of the reefs, mangroves, and sea grass beds.