Abstract:The rzeed to diversify out of sugar cane and to increase local food production resulted in the promotion of large-scale, input-intensive and mechanized grain maize (Zea mays L.) production for the Caribbean. This paper describes common problems encountered during large-scale development projects for the mechanizedproduction ofgrain maize in Trinidad and Tobago. Farmers on small landholdings produce maize as a fast, easy and relatively profitable sideline vegetable. Development projects have not addressed the r… Show more
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