Govind Seepersad

University of the West Indies, St. Augustine | UWI

As the competitive landscape of the food and grocery retailing sector in Trinidad and Tobago is being transformed and consumers are separated from producers, shoppers are more reliant on price/quality cues in making their purchase decisions. The purpose of this study is to identify the retail outlet with the lowest and or highest price for a select...

Purpose – The differentiation that takes place in the Trinidad market only classifies tomatoes on the basis of its size. Farmers in many countries have been making an effort at agronomic differentiation strategies in order to receive better incomes. The purpose of this paper is to determine Trinidadian consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) and the ma...

Given the complexity of consumer demand in the global marketplace and the need for agricultural growth in developing countries, successful farmers must be able to maximize profit, minimize costs and be competitive. While tomatoes are produced under various agronomic conditions employing different agronomic models and varieties, the differentiation...

Varroa Jacobsoni, also referred to as the Varroa Mite, was first sighted in July 1996 in Maraval in the island of Trinidad. The invasive alien species (IAS) is believed to have reached Trinidad on swarms that migrated from the Venezuelan mainland into the country. The mite attacks all stages of the life cycle from pupa to adult. Early reporting ind...

This paper seeks to assess the feasibility of Agouti units in Trinidad and Tobago given the restriction on sale in the previously closed hunting season and the present two year ban. The meat of this Neo-Tropical animal, has grown significantly in popularity in recent years and has shown to be a significant In Trinidad and Tobago before the two year...

The information needs of farmers have increased in importance with the demand for food production worldwide. Agricultural Information can be important for the sustainability of farm production, as it aims to provide knowledge in techniques, input supplies and extension assistance. Information of the market including trends, buyers and existing pric...

This study seeks to investigate how much income can be generated by composting the waste produced by a commercial agouti operation. This is necessary since current legislations prevents the sale of Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) meat from farms during the seven month closed hunting season. In this study, agouti waste was collected at seven day interv...

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From: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. Supervisors: Dr. Lloyd Rankine; Dr. Carlisle Pemberton. Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-78).