Youngsters who participated in the 4H walk on Saturday. Photo: Shastri Boodan
Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says agriculture in schools will be given a boost. The minister made the statement during a walk on Saturday hosted by the Caroni arm of the National 4-H council of T&T.
Rambharat said the return of the Prime Minister’s Award for Agriculture would see a return to agricultural exhibitions where prizes would be given to farms, farmers and schools. He said he was somewhat disappointed to see schools removing their gardens to make way for infrastructure as car parks.
The minister said his ministry would be using personnel from the Ministry of Education as part of its support network to ensure that the agricultural component of the school’s curriculum is fulfilled. Rambharat said a school’s garden competition would be announced before the end of this year. He said this would be done in partnership with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the 4H club.
Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan commended the group and its effort to sensitise the work of young people through the vehicle of holistic development. The youths marched from the Montrose Junction and headed to Saith Park, Chaguanas.
Rambharat said the return of the Prime Minister’s Award for Agriculture would see a return to agricultural exhibitions where prizes would be given to farms, farmers and schools. He said he was somewhat disappointed to see schools removing their gardens to make way for infrastructure as car parks.
The minister said his ministry would be using personnel from the Ministry of Education as part of its support network to ensure that the agricultural component of the school’s curriculum is fulfilled. Rambharat said a school’s garden competition would be announced before the end of this year. He said this would be done in partnership with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the 4H club.
Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan commended the group and its effort to sensitise the work of young people through the vehicle of holistic development. The youths marched from the Montrose Junction and headed to Saith Park, Chaguanas.
Taken from Trinidad Guardian
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