1. Agricultural Science Website

18. Agriculture What is Agriculture “Mining”
Agriculture is the growing of crops and rearing of animals (livestock ) for food
Activities dealing mainly with crop and livestock production
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture

19. Agriculture Production
Root Crops -
Cassava, dasheen, eddoes, sweet potato, yam, carrot, ginger,
Leaf crops -
Patchoi, lettuce, cabbage, bhagi, calalloo bush,
Crop Production
Fruit crops-
Bodi, tomatoes, cucumber, pumpkin, corn, ochro , caralli
Flower crops-
Broccoli, Cauliflower

20. Agriculture Production
Dairy (milk)
Beef
Cattle
Sheep
Goat
Small Ruminants
Broilers
Ducks
Geese
Layers Breeders
Poultry
Livestock
Production
Rabbits
- Meat, Pet
Bees
- Honey
Salmon
Kingfish
Tilapia
Carite
Cro Cro
Aquaculture

21. Activity: Answer the following question
Agriculture plays an important role locally and regionally
Activity: Answer the following question
Why is agriculture important locally and regionally?
Provides Food
Provides materials for shelter and clothing
Creates employment/jobs
Some countries earn valuable foreign exchange from the export of food crops. e.g Guyana, St. Vincent, St. Lucia & Grenada.
Provides raw material for trade and industry
e.g sugar soft drinks, tomatoes ketchup. etc
Provides income for the home and revenue for the country
Leisure time activities- home gardening, fishing
Balances the CO2 and O2 levels in the atmosphere

22. Careers In Agriculture

23. Careers in Agriculture
We mentioned that Agriculture creates jobs/employment
Without a doubt, the agricultural workforce is changing dramatically as competition, climate, food demand, and high cost of farm inputs drives the scale of farming to levels where the farmer depends on workers beyond the farm family to get things done. The higher level and increasing complexity of technology also means that the agriculture producer (farmer) now relies on a network of specialized and technically trained individuals in agriculture.
Training Opportunities
CXC Secondary level
Youth camps
Farmer Training Programme -Centeno
Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry (ECIAF)
UTT
Vocational Schools
University of the West Indies

24. Activity : List careers associated with Agriculture
Career Opportunities in Agriculture
Activity : List careers associated with Agriculture
Agriculture Science
Teachers/Lecturers
Plant & animal Scientist
Agriculture Economist
Soil Scientist
Agronomist
Food microbiologist
Plant and animal Geneticist
Veterinarians
Extension Officers
Beekeepers
Agricultural Engineers
Quality assurance officers
Horticulturist
Agricultural Technician
Landscaping supervisors
Farm Manager
Agricultural Researchers
Farmers

25. Agricultural Agencies

26. Agencies in Agriculture
Activity: Identify any institutions that may be associated with agriculture locally, regionally or internationally
Agencies are Organisations or Institutions involved in agriculture development that are located Locally, Regionally and Internationally
Regional Institutions
Caribbean Development Bank- involved in credit, marketing and development of infrastructure for agriculture production
CARICOM- develop common trade policy
- create conditions to increase output of agricultural products in member countries
- act as a bargaining power.
Caribbean Agricultural and Research and Development
Institute (CARDI)
– Provides and coordinate research and
development needs for member countries
University of the West Indies (UWI) – Undergraduate and graduate training in agriculture
– Coordinate agriculture research

27. International Agencies and Institutions
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
- This is a specialized agency of the organisation of American States (OAS)
- Encourage, promote and support the efforts of member states to achieve sustainable
agriculture and improve rural welfare.
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
- Specialized agency of the United Nations (UN)
- Promote agricultural development
- pursue food security and improve nutrition
- develop rural areas
- provide information and technical assistance
Inter-American development Bank (IADB)
- Establish to accelerate economic and social development
in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Organisation of American States (OAS)
- Technical assistance programmes in Agriculture, education, health, sanitation and public
administration.

28. Local Agencies and Institutions
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Production
- Coordinates Agricultural Production Locally
- Provides training to farmers
Ministry of Education (MOE)
- encourages primary and secondary school education in agriculture
National Marketing Development Company (NAMDEVCO)
- Coordinates the marketing of Agricultural Products locally
- Seek foreign markets to export locally produced agricultural products
Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry (ECIAF), (UTT)
- responsible for training students in Agriculture and Forestry
Agricultural Development Bank (ADB)
- Provides loan to farmers
Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI)
- provide laboratory testing and biochemical analysis
Agricultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago
- Lobby for farmer’s interest