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Box 2: Upgrading/
Construction of Fishing
Facilities in Trinidad
Landing Sites
Cumana
Jetty and Ancillary Facilities
at Brickfield
Extension of Causeway at
Orangefield
Cacandee
La Brea
Las Cuevas Phases I to III
Grand Chemin
Mayaro (Plaisance)
Upgrade to Matelot
St Marie (Cedros)
Upgrade and Construction of Wholesale Markets and Establishment of Small Scale
Packing Houses
.
49.
An injection in the amount of $20 million was provided in 2013 for the
Establishment of Small Scale Packing Houses in Agricultural Production Centres
.
The
funds were utilised to undertake upgrade works at the Packing Houses which included
resurfacing of receival areas, resurfacing of processing floors, construction of drains,
purchase and installation of tumble washers, and purchase of testing equipment.
50.
Creating farmer‟s markets at strategic locations throughout the country continued
as a priority. As such upgrade works at the Wholesale Market at Macoya were
undertaken utilising the sum of $1million for upgrade of the electrical system and
installation of a new generator.
Development of the Fish Processing Industry and Upgrade of Fishing Facilities
51.
Expenditure in the amount of $10 million was
utilised for the Upgrading/Construction of Fishing
Facilities to ensure the provision of modern
infrastructure and facilities in accordance with
international standards. In 2013, the Ministry of Food
Production in collaboration with EMBD commenced
refurbishment works to several of the fish landing sites
while designs and tender documents have also been
prepared and completed for a number of additional
sites. Box 2 refers.
52.
The fisheries sub-sector continued its
development thrust to ensure growth in the domestic
seafood industry as well as its expansion to value added
fishery products. Through the Fisheries Development
Programme the sum of $2 million was utilised to
engage in research of fish stocks and to enhance fishing
facilities to meet established standards. The main
achievements under this initiative were as follows:
development of Fishing Centers and Related Facilities –Strengthening of the
engineering capacity to deliver critical components of infrastructure works at
twenty-seven (27) Fish Landing Sites. Geo-technical and land surveys were
also conducted at Blue River, Felicity and Cumana.
upgrade of facilities- electrical upgrade and repair to roof of the Port of
Spain Wholesale Fish Market as well as overall upgrades to Orange Valley
and Southern Wholesale Fish Market to HACCP standards
research and testing - Field trials were undertaken to test feasibility of a
tank-based tilapia production system under the commercial Aquaculture
Development project. The project is ongoing and the funds were utilised to
