Category: Agro-Industry

Too much rain brings floods, too little rain bring fires especially on the Savannah. In the nursery we can protect the seedlings from the sun with proper shade material. Maintenance is constant due the heavy winds which tear the shade material after a while. In terms of wind, while a few tropical storms and one…

2.2 Reptiles The lizards don’t give my peppers a break, especially the Jesus Christ Lizard (Basilisks) or Wish Willy as they are known locally.  The iguanas love the Suriname cherries, and as an environmentalist and conservation minded individual, the growing numbers are a concern. I guess culling is somewhere in the future. Finally on this list…

The first major nuisance is the crow (black bird). I have a squadron of over 500 of them that wake us up early in the morning and announce their return with loud bursts of whistles and cries as they return in squadron formation from their daily raids across the district. Left over dog food doesn’t…

While I have encountered on my property the porcupine, opossum, armadillo, and even had a visit from a howler monkey after hurricane Richard, I am not sure what damage they do, although when they do visit I enjoy them for the brief moment. We’ve had visits from the tapir passing through and lots of raccoon…

There is no relief for plants as the continuous assault requires an unrelenting defense mechanism to combat the threats. While the plant is at seedling stage the bugs commence their attack, from the ants to the caterpillar, which while the latter may result in a beautiful butterfly through the miracle of metamorphosis, during the caterpillar stage they are…

In any business venture there is risk, and while one makes the necessary effort to mitigate those risks, the constant attacks from every possible angle become tiresome and discouraging, however being presently involved directly in some agricultural ventures they can be overwhelming. Some of the threats encountered are listed below in summary form, further details are…