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Strategic Priority – Agriculture and Food Security
Agriculture
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The Agriculture Sector is one of the most significant areas that would contribute to the
effort to diversify and stabilise the economy of Tobago. For 2014, funds in the amount $30.7
million will be invested in a number of projects, including:
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improvements to Beaches and Landing Facilities, and Construction of Fishing
Centres at Delaford and Pigeon Point
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construction of Jetty at Roxborough
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Agriculture Access Roads, Tobago
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construction of Fishing Facilities at Pigeon Point and Delaford
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Cocoa Rehabilitation
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establishment of Microbiology Laboratory at Hope
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assessment of Fish Stock
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Invasive Plant Control Project
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Coastal Zone Protection Programme
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establishment of Root and Tuber Crop Planting Material Repository, Lure Estate,
Tobago
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Integrating Post Harvest Management Systems and Quality Standards with Food Crop
Production Quality Standards
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improvement of Facilities at Runnemede and Charlotteville Breeding Units and Louis
D’Or Demonstration Station
