TT can save $ millions by producing own food

THE EDITOR: I refer to Newsday Business News March 6. Is it credible that a Minister of Agriculture can refer to Trinidad and Tobago “being a net food importer ... the country has consistently failed to address the production of ... commodities that would satisfy the domestic requirements.” and state: “Being a food deficit country will certainly have tremendous implications for our food security” and “TT has to be aware of the potential disasters” and still not plan to convert thousands of acres of money-losing cane lands to pasture and save on the hundreds of millions in foreign exchange by being almost totally reliant on imported beef, mutton, lamb, goat meat together with milk and other dairy products?

Is it believable that the line minister can see the problem, alert us to the dangers, understand the solutions, ie more self sufficiency in domestic food requirements and therefore less dependence on foreign producers, and not implement the obvious by doing everything necessary to maximise our local meat and dairy products production.
Can the minister comment?

GEOFF HUDSON
Port-of-Spain