The Prime Minister lauded youths participating in development projects, expressing pleasure that there is significant uptake from young people when projects are launched.
"I am so pleased that when the programs come out inviting people that there is a tremendous response from young people saying they want to be a part of it," Dr. Rowley said in his feature address at the launch of Youth Agricultural Shade House Project held in Chaguaramas on August 15.
The shade house project is a youth-focused agricultural project designed to equip young nationals between the ages of 16-35 with skills and resources to develop high-value, short-term crops. The project has already trained 200 youths in greenhouse management, and 100 in aquaculture. Minister of Youth Development and National Service Foster Cummings said the government hopes to train 1,500 farmers by next year, through this project.
"We are training the students, not only to be farmers but to be entrepreneurs. They will get the support to establish a co-operative at this location, but some are already at their own location because they have access to land and are doing their bit."
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