Quick Facts
Total Area: 525,487 sq km
Land Area: 501,323 sq km
Water Area: 24,254 sq km
Climate description: tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Terrain description: mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Arable land use: 4.9%
Permanent crop land use: 4.3%
Irrigated land: 70 sq km (2012)
Total Renewable Water Resources: Hydroelectric power
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 62 tons
Natural Hazards description: outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
Environmental Current Issues: water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion
Total Labor Force: 68.23%
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 75.25%
Agricultural Products description: cocoa, dasheen, pumpkin, cassava, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, hot pepper, pommecythere, coconut water, poultry
This is a photo of the manager of the Jaya Laxmi Home as he collects vegetables from Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj.Rice farmer Theresa Akaloo shows the rice fields she works in at Spring Village.Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol interacts with vegetable traders at the Benguet Agri-Pinoy. |
Agriculture Research and Training Bodies join forces to host ‘hot pepper training’ for farmers.Marilissa's goat farm is one of the largest producers of goat milk and meat in Trinidad and Tobago which can be found in Massy Supermarkets. |