Government’s Corn Production Initiative Could Slash T&T’s Food Import Bill
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May 29, 2026
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Ravi Ratiram says a new experimental project being undertaken by the Ministry is aimed at reducing Trinidad and Tobago’s reliance on costly food imports.
In an interview with TTT News, he explained that Trinidad and Tobago spends over $200 million annually on the importation of animal feed.
“This is again a special project that we are doing. This corn is for livestock. It’s for animal feed. We import close to $256 million in corn on an annual basis. So again, this is to contribute towards import substitution.”
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