Trinidad & Tobago

Available Volunteer Assignments

Agribusiness Entrepreneurship and Innovation.pdf                       Commercial Poultry Production- Chicken Egg.pdf

Commercial Poultry Production- Turkey Meat.pdf                          Commercial Goat (Meat_Milk) Production.pdf

Commercial Sheep (Meat_Milk) Production.pdf                              Proposal Writing.pdf

Multimedia Skills for Virtual Tours.pdf                                             Joint Marketing.pdf  

Marketing Strategies for Small Agroprocessors.pdf                       Hydroponics for Vegetables.pdf

 Agricultural Extension through Technology ICT.pdf                      Intro to Organic Cocoa Farming.pdf      

Online Sales of Fresh Produce and Processed Goods.pdf            Controlled Environment Agriculture.pdf

Intro to Online Sales Platforms.pdf                                                   Nutrient Management for Greenhouses.pdf

Climate Smart Irrigation Methods.pdf                                               Media Management and Cataloguing.pdf   

Online Extension Programs.pdf                                                         Creation of a Healthy Food Awareness Drive.pdf

Healthy Food Production through Backyard Gardening.pdf           Alternative and Low-Cost Irrigation Methods.pdf

Farm Planning.pdf                                                                               Fertilization and Fertigation Methods.pdf

Principles and Guidelines for Creating Extension Materials for Youth.pdf         

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Addressing Food and Nutrition Security

The USAID-funded John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program provides technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, agribusinesses and other agriculture sector institutions in developing and transitional countries to promote sustainable improvements in food security and agricultural processing, production, and marketing. 

Background

• Started with 1985 Agricultural Development and Trade Act (Farm Bill), proposed by Representative Bereuter of Nebraska
• Farm Bill provides authorization in 5-year periods
• Currently in the 2019-2023 cycle

Goals

• To generate rapid, sustained economic growth in the agricultural sector
  
• To increase the American public's understanding of international development issues and programs and international understanding of the U.S. and U.S. development programs.
  

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Facts about Trinidad & Tobago

• Located in the Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean
• Northeast of Venezuela
• Slightly smaller than Delaware
• Tropical with a rainy season (June to December)
• Mostly plains with a few low mountains
• Natural Resources: petroleum, natural gas, asphalt (Pitch Lake)
• Land use: ag 10%, forest 44%, other 45%
• Environmental issues: water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; widespread pollution of waterways and coastal areas; illegal dumping; deforestation; soil erosion; fisheries and wildlife depletion

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News About the Project

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URP Receives International Agriculture Training

Farmer-to-Farmer Program Shares Virtual Good Ag Practices Program with Trinidad and Tobago Extension

Purdue Farmer-to-Farmer Program Switches to Virtual Assignments

Purdue IPIA to administer capacity-building program in Trinidad and Tobago

Archived Farmer-to-Farmer Projects

Columbia - Farmer to Farmer Project
Colombia - Farmer to Farmer Facebook Page
Columbia - Farmer to Farmer Blog

Click here to read more about the 40 volunteers that supported this projects success.

Farmer-to-Farmer Implementing Organizations

Below is the list of implementing organizations, and the countries they cover.

• CNFA F2F Program with core countries in Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Moldova
• ACDIVOCA F2F Program with core countries in Georgia, Armenia, and Honduras
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) F2F Program with core countries in Benin, Ethiopia, Nepal, Rwanda, Timor-Leste, Mali, and Uganda
• Land O'Lakes F2F Program with core countries in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco
• Partners of the Americas F2F Program with core countries in Haiti, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
• Winrock International F2F Program with core countries in Burma, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal
• National Cooperative Business Association (NBCA) Clusa International with core countries in El Salvador, Honduras, and Peru.
• International Executive Service Corps (IESC) with core countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East.