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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
TURKS & CAICOS -- Ms. Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh has been recently appointed as the Director for the Department of Agriculture.
Ms. Kissoonsingh has a very diverse background and started her career
in Agriculture as a Field Extension Officer advising farmers on ways to
improve their production. Later on she worked in the Private Sector as
an agronomist, developing and researching
techniques to improve Agriculture and later moved up the ranks to
planning and implementing agricultural programs for the entire country
of Trinidad.
“Everyone is entitled to safe and sufficient
food and it is a well-known fact that TCI imports basically all its food
which puts the country food security at risk. In the past decade
international markets have seen large food price swings and TCI is at
the mercy of these high food prices. There are many challenges to
producing food in TCIG such as soil type and fertility, lack of modern
farming techniques and limited institutional support to name a few. In
my new role, I intend to develop Agriculture Policy and programs to
address these issues“ stated Ms. Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh.
“Agriculture cannot be done in the same way as the past we need to
implement new and innovative techniques to produce food in a sustainable
way. Investment in Agriculture as an engine for sustainable development
has been very low in the past but the potential is there, it is
anticipated that new Director of Agriculture will lobby for and support
its further development within the public sector” said Permanent
Secretary for Health, Agriculture and Human Services, Mr. Wesley
Clerveaux.
Ms. Kissoonsingh also a former lecturer at the
University of the West Indies for many years and assisted students in
formulating and executing their research projects in the field of
Agriculture and Human Ecology; she also worked on consultancy projects
in many other countries of the Caribbean, all in an effort to transform
their respective Agriculture Sector. Ms. Kissoonsigh commenced work on
October 1st 2015.
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