–?? Further assessment of lands to be conducted – Ramsammy A Technical team from Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) will likely visit Guyana within the upcoming weeks, to conduct further assessment into the prospect of developing 10,Cheap NHL Jerseys China,000 acres of lands for agricultural purposes.Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, recently disclosed that the Trinidadian team and their Guyanese counterparts are currently in dialogue to finalize the process of developing the lands.Agriculture Minister DR Leslie Ramsammy“It’s a process based on an MOU,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, which is based on the Jagdeo initiative,cheap nfl jerseys china, that the Trinidadian Government will facilitate investors to come to Guyana to invest in Agriculture.“The Trinidad Administration is interested in reducing the Island’s import of food from outside the Region,Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic, a technical team should be in Guyana within the upcoming months …“I don’t have a date but it will be before the year ends, to finally decide what agriculture crops they will want to invest in and where some of the suitable areas to do it are.”The plan by the Trinidadian Government to grant permission to investors from the Island to develop 10,000 acres of Guyanese lands for improved food production was unveiled by the Trinidadian Finance Minister Larry Howai during a budgetary debate last month.Howai said that Guyana and Trinidad had secured a deal for the initiative after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).Minister Ramsammy explained that three technical teams from the Twin-Island Republic had visited Guyana on the prospects of rice, aquaculture and livestock farming.This visit resulted in Trinidadians expressing interest in aquaculture and harvesting corn.“At the previous visit, the team from Trinidad took trips to Regions Two and Five as part of a feasibility study but they have definitely expressed an interest in developing aquaculture and corn production.“However in this next visit the team will identify and determine some of the other agricultural options that are available for possible investment.”He added that although no land has so far been identified for the Trinidad plan, local farmers will not be affected by the project.“The project is similar to the one at Sante Fe in Region Nine, where a Barbadian company is overseeing the development of rice, beans and other vegetables on mega scale.”Minister Ramsammy had previously stated that local officials will decide whether the 10,000 acres of land will be given in one location or split up among different locations.As it relates to guidelines, Dr Ramsammy said that Trinidad will be buying produce from Guyana even though lands will be leased by Trinidadian farmers under the same conditions as Guyanese.The Trinidad Guardian newspaper, had reported that the MOU between the T&T and Guyana Government will provide 10,Authentic NHL Jerseys,000 acres of land in Berbice for immediate agricultural production.Revelations about the joint venture earlier last month incited disturbance among Trinidadian stakeholders as well as their Guyanese counterparts.The Trinidadians expressed concerns that the 10,000 acres of land provided by Guyana could increase to some 100,000 acres.Trinidadian agriculture stakeholders also argued that “there was more than 10,000 acres of fertile agricultural land in T&T,” so the Guyana initiative was not necessary.The President of the T&T United Farmers Association had called on the Trinidadian government to name the procedure for the land’s acquisition and the farmers proposed to benefit from the Guyana project.Further concerns were raised in Trinidad over the cost that will amount to planting in Guyana. It was suggested that some $50,000 TT would be needed to develop one acre of Guyanese land.Meanwhile, Minister Ramsammy affirms that the venture will benefit both commonwealth nations as in keeping with the process of regional integration. He says that the cultivation of only 10, 000 acres of land was agreed to,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but no location has been agreed to for the project.While agricultural associations and unions from the Twin Island Republic reported that they were never consulted in relation to the deal,?it is expected that investors will be applying to the Trinidadian Ministry of Food Production for approval to farm in Guyana.