OVERVIEW
Protected Agriculture (PA) is defined as “modification of the natural environment to achieve optimal growth” (Jansen and Malter 1995). It is being viewed by several countries within the Region as a viable technology to attain a level of self-sufficiency in vegetable production and as a potential adaptation option to address the vagaries of climate change on food supply. Despite the demonstrated potential of protected agriculture, many growers have been unable to sustain and/or optimize crop yields. This is linked in part, to inappropriate designs of protected structures for the climatic conditions of the Region and production practices. see more (84KB, PDF)
- Relevant resource see more
CFC Protected Agriculture Project
Publication
Scientific Papers (Abstracts)
- Relevant resource see more (3.93MB, PDF)
- Relevant resource see more (8.65MB, PDF)
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNIT
PROTECTED AGRICULTURE LECTURE REPORT
On Wednesday 14th September, 2011, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) hosted a Protected Agriculture Lecture, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at the Bureau of Standards, Macoya,
Trinidad and Tobago. view more (174KB, PDF)
Training Workshop in Protected Agriculture – “Resolving Production and Marketing Issues in Protected Agriculture Systems inTrinidad and Tobago”
This workshop was held on the 16 & 17 December 2011 at NAMDEVCO’s Packing House, Piarco,
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. For more details on the content delivered at the workshop, see the following links:
- Workshop Overview (1702KB, PDF)
- PA Structures (2544KB, PDF)
- Crop Selection and Management (6153KB, PDF)
- Crop Mgt Practices and Fertigation (4.72MB, PDF)
- Marketing (7576KB, PDF)
- Clustering Approach (297KB, PDF)