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We are the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Delegation in Trinidad & Tobago and we provide technical cooperation solutions in bioeconomy, territorial development, family agriculture, agricultural health, food safety and more.

🌾 Field Day - Moruga Hill Rice Development ProjectWe returned to Moruga with the MHRMCSL community for a hands-on sessi...
04/09/2026

🌾 Field Day - Moruga Hill Rice Development Project

We returned to Moruga with the MHRMCSL community for a hands-on session on contouring why it matters on a hillside, and how to get it right.

The Wise Team walked members through the reasoning: planting across the slope instead of down it slows the water, holds the soil in place, and keeps nutrients where the rice can use them. Then came the A-frame level, the contour lines, and the fork work.

From there, the members took over. Mr. Roy James, Ms. Alisa Noel Frederick and others put the method straight to work on their own beds, with the Wise Team on hand to show what went wrong and how to improve it.

Delivered in collaboration with the World Food Programme.

Knowledge shared in the field is knowledge that stays. 🌱

21/08/2026

From field to shelf

Khemraj Singh has farmed for 40 years. Novo Farms takes his sweet potato from the field, peels, cuts and freezes and moves it under cold chain to supermarkets and local food stands where it arrives as ready-to-cook sweet potato fries.

This is what an integrated agri-food value chain looks like in practice. A reliable market for the farmer. Value added at home rather than abroad. An imported staple replaced by a local one.

Calling Crop Farmers!Join our 5-day Farmer Training Programme and build practical skills in:✅ Good Agricultural Practice...
20/08/2026

Calling Crop Farmers!

Join our 5-day Farmer Training Programme and build practical skills in:

✅ Good Agricultural Practices
✅ Agro-Biodiversity
✅ Agribusiness Management
✅ Farm Record Keeping
✅ FBPS & the Biotoken initiative

📍 NAMDEVCO Packinghouse, Piarco
🗓️ 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 September 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Only 30 spaces available.

Register here:
👉 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/1wsq21dTKi

Please share with a crop farmer who may be interested. 🌱

CALL FOR COCOA FIELD TRIAL SUPPORTIICA Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with the UWI Cocoa Research Centre (UWI-CRC...
17/08/2026

CALL FOR COCOA FIELD TRIAL SUPPORT

IICA Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with the UWI Cocoa Research Centre (UWI-CRC) is seeking current students and/or recent graduates in agriculture, plant protection or related field to support a Witches’ Broom Disease Treatment Trial at the Cocoa Gene Bank.

- Gain practical field experience
- Support cocoa tree identification and tagging
- Contribute to strengthening the technical evidence base for Trinidad and Tobago’s cocoa industry

⏱️ Duration: 15 days
📅 Application Deadline: 23 August 2026
📧 Send your CV and application letter to [email protected]

Support cocoa research. Build practical experience. Strengthen our industry.

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONSProfessional Intern - Resource Mobilization & Project DevelopmentIICA Delegation in Trinidad and ...
14/08/2026

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Professional Intern - Resource Mobilization & Project Development
IICA Delegation in Trinidad and Tobago | 4 months

Help identify funding opportunities, build donor partnerships, and develop projects for sustainable agriculture and rural development.

✅ BSc or equivalent in a relevant field
✅ 3+ years relevant experience in proposals, project concepts and donor networks

📩 Send CV + application letter to [email protected]
🗓️ Deadline: 23 August 2026

A few weeks ago our team spent the day in Moruga with farmers from the Moruga Hill Rice Multipurpose Cooperative Society...
14/08/2026

A few weeks ago our team spent the day in Moruga with farmers from the Moruga Hill Rice Multipurpose Cooperative Society. We sat with growers and asked them the questions that matter: What has it been like to be part of this project? How has this project helped them, and lessons they took from the project? Their answers are the reason this work moves forward.
IICA National Specialist Richard Rampersaud worked alongside them collecting data that shapes how the project grows farmer by farmer.
Our interns, Chaya and Ashakl, were in the field with us too asking questions, listening. and seeing the work through the farmers eyes.
Progress in agriculture starts with the farmers in the field.

Growing your agribusiness takes more than good product, it takes the right financing and real understanding of where the...
28/07/2026

Growing your agribusiness takes more than good product, it takes the right financing and real understanding of where the Caribbean food market is headed.

Join us for the next AGRIMSE Workshop: Lunch - Learn - Leverage

🗓️July 29th, 2026 | 11:00 A.M. AST
📍Scan the QR code of visit the link in bio to join

Join us Wednesday 22nd July for Part 3 of the IICA-CDB 3L Series: Connected - Collaboration Across Value Chains.We're br...
21/07/2026

Join us Wednesday 22nd July for Part 3 of the IICA-CDB 3L Series: Connected - Collaboration Across Value Chains.

We're bringing stakeholders together to talk real strategy for stronger linkages, bet partnerships, and results that actually move the needle.

🗓️Wednesday 22nd July 2026

📍Virtual (Zoom)

🔗Register now - https://iica.zoom.us/meeting/register/4hbJVxvrRfOeJwGUfrQFKA

JOIN OUR TEAM | Employment Opportunity IICA Trinidad and Tobago is seeking a National Technical Specialist to support ou...
15/07/2026

JOIN OUR TEAM | Employment Opportunity

IICA Trinidad and Tobago is seeking a National Technical Specialist to support our work in Agri-Food System Health, Safety & Market Compliance.

This is an Opportunity to contribute directly to strengthening agricultural systems and improving rural livelihoods across Trinidad and Tobago.

🗓️How to Apply:
Send your resume (including references) and cover letter outlining your capacity to fulfill this role to [email protected]

📌Subject Line: GTHT&T 01-2026: Technical Specialist
🗓️Deadline: Applications accepted until September 30, 2026

Be part of our mission to transform agriculture. 🌱

AgriMSE 3L-S2: Food Safety & Scaling UpA central theme throughout the session was that food safety is no longer simply a...
15/07/2026

AgriMSE 3L-S2: Food Safety & Scaling Up

A central theme throughout the session was that food safety is no longer simply a regulatory obligation - it is a business asset that determines market access, consumer confidence and brand reputation. Food safety specialist Anne-Marie Gajar de Cedeño emphasized that successful scale-up is a strategic transformation rather than simply increasing production volumes. In presenting the cases of two Jamaican agribusiness farming firms, Robert Reid, Agribusiness Consultant shared that the general lessons learned is that scaling up takes time, 10-years minimum, and comes at a cost. And that what really matters is cash flow and savings to support future human resource acquisition and for capitalization to acquire physical assets.
Scaling from kitchen production to commercial manufacturing requires careful consideration of ingredient functionality, equipment selection, process design, energy requirements and long-term production planning. Businesses were encouraged to invest not only in machinery, but also in systems that improve consistency, reduce waste and enhance productivity. Feedback indicated that this topic was “crucial for AgriMSEs as well as a valuable reminder for our primary producers who are interested in scaling-up”, and that the presentation was ‘comprehensive, informative, simple to follow and easy for anyone to understand and learn from especially if it is a first foray into learning about food safety. It can seem daunting until you get through.”

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#59, Gordon Street, St. Augustine
Saint Augustine

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Monday 08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:30
Thursday 08:00 - 16:30
Friday 08:00 - 16:30

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+18686454555

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