Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
12 non-governmental organizations, including FACRP, emerged as community advocates for watershed protection and sustainable agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
30 hectares of land were transformed by the Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project, converting pastures into an organic agroforestry project (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
2.4-3.6°C is the projected temperature increase for Trinidad and Tobago by 2100, significantly threatening agricultural production (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
95% of Tobago's groundwater supply comes from bedrock aquifers, validating the sustainability potential of this source to meet growing agricultural demand (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
400 million Trinidadian dollars have been spent to date from the Green Fund on conservation and reforestation projects that benefit the agricultural sector (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
US$80 million was approved in 2022 by the IDB for the National Water Sector Transformation Program that will benefit agriculture (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
3 ecosystems at risk from agricultural pollution in Trinidad and Tobago: coral reefs, beaches and mangroves of Caroni and Nariva (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
Agriculture accounts for 4 percent of the global gross domestic producto (GDP) and in some least developing countries it can account for more than 25 percent of GDP (Blue Food Assessment, 2021).
Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods, mostly in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (Blue Food Assessment, 2021).
420 million hectares of forests were converted to other land uses between 1990 and 2020 (FAO, 2024).
