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- Mohammed, Musa El S.
- Griffith, Roy
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Trinidad and Tobago depended heavily on imported food crops over the past decade due to the availability of foreign reserves generated by oil revenue. However, the international glut brought about an unexpected downturn in the economy of the country. Under these circumstances a critical analysis of the problems and prospects of the local food production system is of utmost importance. Over the past two years an abundance of vegetable crops has been produced locally causing an apparent over-production problem. Nevertheless, the major problems facing vegetable production in Trinidad and Tobago at present include: Land tenure, Irrigation, Wet season production, Financing, Standard varieties, Pest and diseases control, Post-harvest (transportation, storage), Marketing, Processing and Export. These problems and their prospects are discussed and possible solutions are suggested. ----- Durante los ultimos diez alios, Trinidad & Tobago dependio' rnayorrnente de las importaciones de productos alimenticios y esto fue debido a las reservas de divisas creadas por la produccion del petroleo. Sin embargo la "saturacidn" internacional del mismo, ocasion6 un desbalance en la economia del pais. Debido a estas circunstancias, un analisis critico de los problemas y del sistema de las prespectivas de la producci6n local de cultivos alimenticios, es de gran importancia. En los dltimos dos aitos la producci6n local sobreproducclon. Ahora sin embargo, los mayores problemas aparcnte de que se enfrenta la producci6n de hortalizas en Trinidad & Tobago son: tenencia de tierras, irrigacion, producci6n durante la estaci6n de lluvias, financiamineto, variedades fijas, control de plagas y de enferrnedades, post-cosecha (transporte, almacenamiento) mercadeo, procesamiento y exportaci6n. En este estudio, discutimos estos problemas y sus prespectivas y sugerimos soluciones posibles a los mismos.
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