@article{Persad:256444,
      recid = {256444},
      author = {Persad, Seunarine},
      title = {Land Use Planning for Agricultural Diversification of  Sugar Estates in Trinidad and Tobago },
      address = {2004-07-19},
      number = {1869-2017-330},
      pages = {10},
      year = {2004},
      abstract = {Restructuring of the sugar industry in Trinidad and Tobago  has released 12,158 hectares of sugarcane lands for  agricultural diversification. Caroni (1975) Limited, a  state enterprise sugar company controls 31,000 hectares,  representing 25% of the best available arable lands in the  country. Soil, land capability and agro-ecological analyses  conducted on Caroni (1975) land holdings indicate that 67%  of the lands are in Class III and IV, representing good  agricultural lands with moderate soil fertility, and 33% of  the lands are in Class V, VI and VII, depicting marginal  agricultural lands. Continuous sugarcane production with  sub-optimal soil fertility management programmes has  resulted in soil nutrient and organic matter depletion of  lands, soil acidification, and land degradation with a  consequent reduction in agricultural productivity. The  technical and operational considerations for proposed  diversification programmes to root crops, rice, vegetable  crops, tropical fruits and livestock in relation to water  management, soil technology for heavy clays, crop  selection, farmer training, extension, credit and support  systems are presented. The implications for food and  nutrition security, and sustainable production systems in  Trinidad and Tobago are highlighted.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256444},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256444},
}