00:00And the truth is, the imported chicken is just big and tasteless.
00:05You don't know what they're putting into it.
00:07Support homegrown products that are better for your health,
00:13that you can trace the production of those foods
00:18from the work of the local farmer all the way to your table.
00:24World Food Day celebrations took place at the Shore Park Food Hub for the past two days.
00:30With fruits, vegetables, wildlife, and other displays at Boots on hand,
00:36Mr. Augustine said access to quality food remains paramount.
00:41Having access to quality food is a human right.
00:46And no society can truly be developed if we don't have a secured access to quality food.
00:54And he emphasized there must be a focus on the production of quality foods in Tobago.
01:01We cannot compete with most territories in the world insofar as extensive farming
01:08because we just don't have the land space.
01:12We perhaps can't compete with all of those large trawlers that pass through our waters,
01:21capturing as much of our fish stock as they can.
01:24But where we can compete is that we can compete on quality of what we produce.
01:32We can compete for some niche products.
01:36Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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