1. PRODUCTION SURVEY
JULY/AUGUST 2014
FINAL REPORT

2. INTRODUCTION
Conducted a survey to estimate the levels of production in Trinidad and Tobago
Survey was conducted during July/August
Utilized Trainees from On the Job Training Program- 32
Field Officers from NAMDEVCO- 15
Data Entry – 8

3. METHODOLOGY
LIST FRAME
Ministry Registration Database
NAMDEVCO’s Farm Certification Program
AREA SAMPLE
Within each area surveyed- Farmers who are not on the list is still surveyed
SURVEY
Was based on the Ministry County designation
STPW,STPE,STGW,STGE,STAD,CARO,NAMY and VICT.

4. Constraints
Limited Time July/August
High Rainfall level July/August 2014
Low Lying areas were not in Production- Southern Area
Land Preparation was now commencing in key areas
Difficulty in accessing high risk areas with high levels of production

5. SURVEY FORM TEMPLATE

6. Survey data
Total number of Farmers surveyed: 4,721
Farmers under Active Production: 4,146
Land Preparation: 575
Total Acreage Surveyed- 11,276
Acreage under active Production- 10,303.13
Acreage under Land Preparation –
Yield was estimated for a period of One Year

7. County Production Commodity Yields
County ID
Projected Yield (Kg)
VICT
26,774,708
NAMY
22,349,203
CARO
21,777,170
STAD
19,006,998
STGE
18,749,752
STGW
9,023,848
STPE
7,646,011
STPW
4,910,959
TOTAL
130,238,649

8. Top 10 Production Commodity acreage
PROJECTED YIELD (Kg)
ACREAGE (Acres)
CASSAVA
11,828,355
1,253
PLANTAIN
5,865,833
1,235
ORANGE
6,335,813
693
COCONUT
22,811,940
575
SWEET POTATO
5,102,859
518
PUMPKIN
3,155,631
517
DASHEEN
4,385,494
495
WATERMELON
4,458,033
451
CORN
2,365,866
386
HOT PEPPER
4,354,224
360
OTHER
4,795
TOTAL
11,277

9. Commodities valuation July/august
Commodity
Projected Yield
(Kg)
Value Per Kg (TT$)
Total Value (TT $)
PAW PAW
11,651,007
$ 10.45
$ 121,753,023
COCONUT
22,811,940
$ 4.40
$ 100,372,535
HOT PEPPER
4,354,224
$ 21.13
$ 92,004,755
PINEAPPLE
7,883,730
$ 9.27
$ 73,082,177
DASHEEN
4,385,494
$ 16.31
$ 71,527,402
CASSAVA
11,828,355
$ 5.22
$ 61,744,011
PLANTAIN
5,865,833
$ 10.22
$ 59,948,815
ORANGE
6,335,813
$ 8.39
$ 53,157,468
SWEET POTATO
5,102,859
$ 10.12
$ 51,640,937
CORN
2,365,866
$ 10.00
$ 23,658,659
WATERMELON
4,458,033
$ 4.80
$ 21,398,559
TOTAL
$ 730,288,341

10. Commodity valuation

11. 15 COMMODITIES WITH THE Highest PROJECTED YIELDS
Commodity
Projected Yield (kg)
COCONUT
22,811,940
CASSAVA
11,828,355
PAW PAW
11,651,007
PINEAPPLE
7,883,730
ORANGE
6,335,813
PLANTAIN
5,865,833
SWEET POTATO
5,102,859
CALLALOO BUSH
5,000,304
WATERMELON 4,
DASHEEN
4,385,494
HOT PEPPER
4,354,224
TOMATO
3,298,956
PUMPKIN
3,155,631
RICE
2,977,767
PIMENTO
2,955,695

12. tomato PROJECTED yield profile
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
STPW
51,789 14 5
STPE
101,266 23 9
NAMY
121,468 20 13
STAD
276,432 28 16
VICT
641 85 61
STGE
673,892 48 62
CARO
593,930 65 64
STGW
838,680
121 84

13. tomato PROJECTED ACREAGE profile
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
STPW
51,789 14 5
STPE
101,266 23 9
NAMY
121,468 20 13
STAD
276,432 28 16
VICT
641 85 61
STGE
673,892 48 62
CARO
593,930 65 64
STGW
838,680
121 84

15. SWEET PEPPER PROJECTED yield profile
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
VICT
465,114 70
33.733
STGW
454,853 98
46.055
STGE
231,335.6 39
24.07
CARO
191,237 30
18.438
STAD
104,280 11
5.941
STPW
98,475.3 14
3.717
STPE
62,981 12
4.125
NAMY
13,898 5
4.325

16. SWEET PEPPER ACREAGE profile
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
VICT
465,114 70
33.733
STGW
454,853 98
46.055
STGE
231,335.6 39
24.07
CARO
191,237 30
18.438
STAD
104,280 11
5.941
STPW
98,475.3 14
3.717
STPE
62,981 12
4.125
NAMY
13,898 5
4.325

17. SWEET PEPPER plot distribution
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
No of Farmers
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
VICT
465,114 70 55
33.733
STGW
454,853 98 84
46.055
STGE
231,335.6 39 35
24.07
CARO
191,237 30
18.438
STAD
104,280 11 10
5.941
STPW
98,475.3 14
3.717
STPE
62,981 12
4.125
NAMY
13,898 5
4.325

18. CASSAVA PROJECTED yield profile
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
CARO
4,401,529.5
112
VICT
2,912,286
215
307.68
NAMY
2,785,605
175
STPE
729,745 61
70.425
STGE
487,969 55
47.839
STPW
257, 28
24.5
STAD
201,057 47
23.931
STGW
37,230 11
3.65

19. cassava ACREAGE profile
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
CARO
4,401,529.5
112
VICT
2,912,286
215
307.68
NAMY
2,785,605
175
STPE
729,745 61
70.425
STGE
487,969 55
47.839
STPW
257, 28
24.5
STAD
201,057 47
23.931
STGW
37,230 11
3.65

20. cassava PLOT DISTRIBUTION
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
No of Farmers
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
CARO
4,401,529.5
112 92
VICT
2,912,286
215
186
307.68
NAMY
2,785,605
175
123
STPE
729,745 61 54
70.425
STGE
487,969 55 44
47.839
STPW
257, 28 26
24.5
STAD
201,057 47
23.931
STGW
37,230 11 10
3.65

21. watermelon PROJECTED yield profile
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
NAMY
2,375,778 78
243.75
STAD
670,142 47
76.85
STGE
453,710 19
50.062
STPW
426,818.17 7
23.25
CARO
354,200 24 39
VICT
171,844 11
17.687
STPE
5,541 2
STGW

22. watermelon ACREAGE PROFILE
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
NAMY
2,375,778 78
243.75
STAD
670,142 47
76.85
STGE
453,710 19
50.062
STPW
426,818.17 7
23.25
CARO
354,200 24 39
VICT
171,844 11
17.687
STPE
5,541 2
STGW

23. watermelon ACREAGE PROFILE
County ID
Total Projected Yield (Kg)
No of Plots
No of Farmers
Crop Acreage Present (Acres)
NAMY
2,375,778 78 72
243.75
STAD
670,142 47 38
76.85
STGE
453,710 19 17
50.062
STPW
426,818.17 7
23.25
CARO
354,200 24 22 39
VICT
171,844 11
17.687
STPE
5,541 2
0.5
STGW

24. Commodity acreages showing 3 month yield windows
YIELD(KG) JUL-SEP
YIELD(KG) OCT-DEC
CASSAVA
662,549
442,622
PLANTAIN
30,074
1,920
ORANGE
1,363
30,203
COCONUT
343,531
213,753
SWEET POTATO
450,708
470,250
PUMPKIN
877,585
547,854
DASHEEN
189,569
285,713
WATERMELOM
1,420,149
1,416,698
CORN
1,416,155
273,737
HOT PEPPER
41,389
6,120

25. Farm irrigation
Farm Irrigation Present
Qty
Irrigated
2376
None
1770

26. Type of access roads TYPE QTY GRAVEL 652 PAVED 2433 UNPAVED/DIRT 1007NA 54

27. THANK YOU

28. DEMAND SURVEY
JULY/AUGUST 2014
FINAL REPORT

29. Survey was conducted during July/August
INTRODUCTION
Conducted a survey to estimate the demand for Agricultural Produce in Trinidad.
The survey targeted commercial institutions which utilized agricultural produce
Household demand for agricultural commodities were excluded from this survey
Survey was conducted during July/August
Utilized Trainees from On the Job Training Program- 32
Research Assistants from NAMDEVCO- 8

30. METHODOLOGY
INSTRUMENT
The survey was conducted using the face-to-face method
Respondents were interviewed on their purchasing habits, quantities and frequencies of these purchases were recorded
AREA SAMPLE
The survey was conducted in all major villages and towns in Trinidad and along the main thoroughfares between the town centers
Was based on geographic location
North Trinidad- Sangre Grande – Chaguaramas, Curepe - Couva
South Trinidad- Couva – Marabella, Mayaro – Point Fortin

31. Survey summary
A total of one thousand one hundred and twenty-one (1121) institutions were interviewed during the survey period.
Of this roughly 50% or (564) respondents were from the Northern half of the Country, whilst 50% or (557) were from Southern half of the Country.
Ownership of Business
Type of Business

32. Survey summary
There is disparity in the level of demand between the two regions; of the 47 commodities 40% had significantly higher demand in the Northern region, while 23% of the commodities have greater demand in the Southern region.
The Northern region displayed particularly high demand for Lemons (354%), Limes (242%), Oranges (176%), Papaya (150%), Plantain (103%), Mangoes (Green) (1549%) and Hot Pepper (93.8%) as compared to the Southern region; this indicates that the Northern region has a higher propensity to consume these commodities than the Southern region.

33. Survey summary
The Southern region showed particularly high demand for Watermelons (66%), Yams (50%), Bodi (43.3%), Pineapples (42.6%) and Eddoes (33%) compared to the Northern region; this suggests that the Southern region has a greater propensity to consume these commodities compared to the Northern region.

34. Type of enterprise
SUPERMARKETS
RESTAURANTS (Food Courts)
CATERERS
PROCESSORS (Bakeries, Cottage Industries)
VEGEMARTS
UNVERIFIED (Other Retail Outlets)

35. Survey population

36. COMMODITY CATEGORY
ROOT CROPS
CONDIMENTS AND SPICES
VEGETABLES
LEAFY VEGETABLES
CITRUS
FRUITS

37. Root crops

38. Root crops

39. Root crops

40. Condiments and spices

41. Condiments and spices

42. Condiments and spices

43. vegetables

44. vegetables

45. Vegetables

46. Vegetables

47. Vegetables

48. LEAFY VEGETABLES

49. LEAFY VEGETABLES

50. LEAFY VEGETABLES

51. CITRUS

52. CITRUS

53. CITRUS

54. fruits

55. Fruits

56. Fruits

57. INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS
Security Services
National Schools Dietary Services Ltd
Regional Health Authorities

58. NATIONAL DEMAND (MONTHLY)
COMMODITY
UNIT
COMMERCIAL DEMAND
INSTITUTIONAL DEMAND
TOTAL DEMAND
BODI KG
22,281
120,866
143,147
CASSAVA
73,767
70,424
144,191
CABBAGE
100,286
552,077
652,363
DASHEEN LEAVES
BUNDLE
79,283
16,236
95,519
PLANTAIN
84,293
16,447
100,740
PUMPKIN
185,091
115,378
300,469
SWEET PEPPERS
46,740
57,049
103,789
SWEET POTATOES
28,684
75,424
TOMATOES
107,319
60,407
167,726

59. NATIONAL DEMAND (MONTHLY)
COMMODITY
UNIT
TOTAL DEMAND
AVERAGE VOLUME NWM
BODI KG
143,147
13,125
CASSAVA
144,191
51,532
CABBAGE
652,363
55,111
DASHEEN LEAVES
BUNDLE
95,519
19,913
PLANTAIN
100,740
11,653
PUMPKIN
300,469
115,497
SWEET PEPPERS
103,789
15,043
SWEET POTATOES
75,424
159,966
TOMATOES
167,726
49,966

60. THANK YOU