Agricultural Tour of herb farm in Macoya, Trinidad & interview with Dindial Sikumar | GrownHome
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- Mr. Dindial Sikumar has been involved in agriculture for over 44 years as a student, teacher and farmer. On just one acre of land he supplies over 20 restaurants as well as the top supermarket chains in Trinidad & Tobago with herbs like basil, thyme, mint, tarragon and rosemary to name a few.
As an advocate for economic diversification through agriculture, Mr. Skiumar believes now is the time to focus on our agriculture industry.
The adverse effects of Coronavirus on the economy and the challenges we are facing with food security as a country and in the wider region are indicators that we need to have a plan going forward where farmers and other key figures in our agricultural industry play an important role in how we deal with the fallout from Covid 19.
This was a very impromptu visit so we are grateful to Mr. Sikumar for his hospitality and agreeing to speak to us on camera on such short notice.
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Government give this call and give him what he wants and needs to improve Trinidad and Tobago food production and eliminate unnecessary food imports.
That's the first thing that comes to the average Trini mind, Gov't do this Gov't do that, instead of private sector see an opportunity and run with it. Wake up my people.
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This man is speaking the truth!!!!! Agriculture is the KEYYYY. Not only will it help the economy tremendously BUT ALSO OUR HEALTH!!!!
Love it, we need more people like this in our country. #foodsecurity
i remember growing produce in primary school. we had a whole garden in school. wawz. also, this man is sense.
For real!
Ladies and gentlemen you were privileged to attend this informal lecture on food security, crop diversification and a comparative analysis on two agricultural techniques. Please take heed of the information that was freely disseminated .
Agriculture should be the backbone , the spine of the country, oil has made us weak
Thats amazing for just one acre.
This is sensational. God be with you. A man who has a garden like this, must life for God.
Show a person to grow their own food and they will never go hungry...😏
I can only imagine the aroma of that garden 😍
Informative geographic video with the focus on farming and our food production. A great reminder to keep T&T healthy through food and green spaces and economically viable by buying local.
Nice 🌴🌴🌅🌅
Mr. Sikumar u are a boss 💥
Actually about to construct my own little grow box garden in my yard. Will definitely check this guy out!
Grow box allows you to plant a lot more
I hardly buy imported food, love supporting local agriculture. It gives us the nutrition for our climate and helps build the immunity we need.
He is absolutely right about education. The MOE saw it fit to eliminate Agriculture in schools and some schools do everything else but show children how to nurture and value nature.
I remember asking preschool kids about local fruits and they said grapes and apples. Sad...
My toddler eats mainly local foods like watercress, microgreens, Moruga brown rice, caraille, avicado, coconut oil etc. sapodilla and other local fruits.
We need to educate parents AND children through our communities and teachers need to take thr initiative outside of what the curriculum sets forth to help create healthier brains and bodies. You are what you eat!
Yes I remember in my school days we used to have a great garden growing and we used to get to take it home when it was good
Best seasoning in the country. Quality goods. As a market vendor, who buys from him, very peaceful, kind, caring, loving person who cares for any and everyone! To this day, you enter through his field, you see and smell the quality seasonings. Truly amazing every time I go. Godbless.
watching from the British Virgin Islands. Boy you Inspire Meeee!!!!
Well said. I remembered Agriculture’s classes.my parents grew rice and most veggies and fruits.
And I inherited my mom love for gardening. My mother will dug a hole and made out the plant in and she would say this is yours to care for. As a child its encouraging to think you have to care for this plant that will eventually grow and have fruits. It gives a child responsibility to care and to see a plant grow.
👀 look at that man French thyme and Tarragon!!! I am going looking for that man! serious...
You deserve to be successful MR Sikumar ,just by your Jokester and bubbly personality. Cmon Mr Govt heed this olive branch call.
People, we have enough rain fall in trinidad and tobago to do water harvesting and stop relying on wasa for a hook up. In addition, to keep water temperature stable, you can sink the tanks partial in the ground.
Wisdom .......
This is so true what this guy is saying here, all kids did agri at school long ago they should bring this back.
Love gardening....I do little bit in pots ....just got almost 2 pounds of ginger...come on board you bored trinis....plant up de place...love from Stephanie..across from macoya
Please tell Trinidad ***(GOVERNMENT)***, that Trinidad should be able GROW its OWN FOOD. Trinidad has a Naturally Hot climate to GROW it's own FOOD, and not have to Depend on getting Food from OUTSIDE sources!
This will make Trinidad, MORE INDEPENDENT!
Thanks I have tomatoes not much but I'm my pots more people need to plant pimentoes don't have a big yard I love it
Keep up planting your own what ever you can.
This guy is fun work smart play hard ...very knowledgeable..
Thank you for showing what is possible! Heeeeeey David!
Very good idea. I admire your enthusiasm,however on my stay in T&T during the pandemic lockdown Iwas unable to obtain seeds for home gardening.The plants seedlings at the garden shops were fragile expensive and broken by the time you got home.I had to look abroad or beg around for seeds or plants.When will my people learn.
Great video love this. Do some more like these plz
Just beautiful!
200% Mr David ,continue the good work
Love de passion
Yeah boy I remember those day.good days
Yes this is so true, now agriculture is no longer taught in schools. Thank you.
This is awesome!
Yes I love to plant
Yess man!! @ 8 mins, point in target.
So interesting
Yeah man, backyard
Great to see a uwi trained son of the soil back in the soil showing how it's done congrats
Love this content, very informative. I sure learn some stuff here.
Very nice.
Wonderful!
Proud fellow villager
Wonderful
I want to go there now and just sniff all that rosemary
My only question. Do you get a lot of snakes in the farms like this in the country? How do you handle that? This would be my problem. I hate snakes and lizards. I agree with you. As a child, there were different trees bearing fruit in our yard. After we rebuilt a much larger house and had to cut all the trees down with very little yard left, we had bananas, tomatoes and cassava. I still have a little herb garden and tomatoes on the rooftop in my building during the summer. I have noticed that Jamaicans are more into farming than Trinidad. You better write the government if you need land. I doubt they will give you all that land. You have to share with 9 others.
Nice garden
Well said...
Lizernie Millet using my Daughter's account. I will like to get some information about growing tomatoes, lettuce, sorrel, rosemary, chive, fine thyme, spanish thyme and maybe carrots and cabbage to in my back yard. I am a single Mum always interested in doing this and will appreciate any advice to start this venture of agriculture. This will be a fun adventure for me. Thanking you so much to see this video.
Good work
Wow nice🇯🇲🥰
People support local the best
Agriculture got fired like the central bank governor although much needed. The man have to beg to feed the nation healthy food and save tax payers millions . Respect to these workers.
...and amen!😀
Morning good video.
Contact him through Herb Express on Instagram and Facebook.
Also Kumar's plants and nursery shed on Facebook!
hi my name is Ricardo and I will love to gain knowledge about agriculture
He's taking about the 4H clubs they are still active in schools..but not at the level that it was in the past.
It shouldn't even have been clubs, it should have been in the curriculum for all just like they make Primary school teachers teach everything else like Arts and Spanish!
Great job how do you sell your aloes and your plants
I would like to know what is it you put in the water to water the plants that blue like that so I could do the same with my vegetables?,?
What sort of ignorant, bad minded, dunce head person would dislike this video?
How about instead of using nutrient( salts) you use dry amendments which is organic?
Make sure your land papers are in order before they take it for a housing development
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. How can I contact you , do you still teach? I want to grow seasonings in half of barrel in my back yard . What is David phone number or yours?
Were do you teach agriculture,
I want to learn how to grow fine time
Where is he located?
Where can I reach Mr. Siukumar?
Try social media
Can you teach me your method sir?
Would love to spend a lot of time learning his methods
You have to get more land so massy price can be cheaper
Ok dindial, very nice farming of your specialty, seasoning herbs. Anyway, you don't have pepper tree and seasoning tree ok?😷
I in Diego Martin
Trinidad have deals with IMF thats why....
Listen too him alyuh setta dunce
If he is drunk, he is a workaholic not an alcholic
Uncle this government is not about building the country
What David's number
This guy drunk?
I thought the same thing
Do natural. Too much chemical boi. Blue water??? ,🤔😂😂
Yea sure, but are consumers willing to pay organic price?
True.. What blue water is this?
@@lenzomaru I often wonder why "organic" which is the natural way, is more expensive. Eg. Brown rice (natural statr) vs white rice, yet still we have to pay almost 3 times more for brown rice.
Hydroponics has allowed for more organic vegetables. Does it really cost more or is it the market that determines it should based on demand being less? I would love to know!
dindial how can i contact you Ronald Persad here boy
Do you sell plants