00:00Well, as the TT Agri Expo kicked off today, some local farmers gathered at the Queen's Park Savanna in protest.
00:07The farmers want authorities to address a number of issues, including perennial larceny.
00:13We spoke with a farmer from Takariguo who complained about flooding,
00:17and another farmer from Carlsenfield complained about the water supply in her area.
00:23We have been getting flooding for the past few years with no help from the Ministry of Agriculture,
00:31with no help from the present government, no help whatsoever from them.
00:35We had flooding this week. The farmers, all their crops were lost. It was destroyed.
00:41Another issue we're having is with water.
00:43Numerous attempts were made to regulate our water system in Carlsenfield.
00:48And even though we have a plant based in Carlsenfield,
00:51we are still having continuous issues arising where farmers don't have water for the week.
00:57And that is a strong deterrent in production for us at the moment.
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