World Food Day
October 16th marks World Food Day! In celebration of this, the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries will host a series of events. On October 8th, there will be an Open House at the Goldsborough Demonstration and Training Centre from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and a Walk Against World Hunger will be held […]
Hunting Season Nears
Hunting Season will open on October 1st in Trinidad and Tobago. The Department of Natural Resources and Forestry will soon offer the sale of State Game Licences for the 2019/2020 season. Interested persons can apply for game licences from Monday, September 16th at the Revenue Collecting Offices in Scarborough and Roxborough, between the hours of […]
World Food Day Registration Next Week
Vendors are being invited to apply for exhibition booths for upcoming World Food Day celebrations. The event is scheduled for October 16-17 at the Parade Grounds at Bacolet. According to a release from the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries, booths are available in the categories of seedlings, ornamentals and food. The Division is […]
Grow Your Own
Farming is critical to all aspects of society. In addition, farming provides jobs and is a benefit to any local economy. Tobagonians growing their own food have been continuously encouraged by the Tobago House of Assembly. The Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries Home Gardening Initiative will host a Crop Rotation Workshop next week (August […]
Wildlife Nature Park for the East
A new facility in the East is being proposed as an eco-attraction: the Lure Wildlife and Nature Park. Goldsborough is the proposed home for the first-class wildlife nature park attraction. Secretary of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries Hayden Spencer said the nature park will utilise indigenous features such as waterfalls, rivers and the landscape of […]
Irrigation Project in Progress
A feasibility study is underway to provide irrigation at the Goldsborough Estate, as part of the ongoing Goldsborough Agricultural Irrigation Project. “The Division now has a contract with Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDECOTT) and that entity would have engaged Caribbean Well Service Company Ltd. Phase 1 of the project started two weeks […]