AGRICULTURE – 04
This Little Piggy
TechAGRI for everyone
ENTREPRENEURS – 06
Sweet Hands
Make your own chocolate
ENTREPRENEURS – 09
Cocoa Tea
From Lyris with love
In 1988, the Caroni News Issue (No. 6) asked the public this question.
“Did you know that Caroni now has 964 buffalypso animals, and plans to sell 45,000 kgs of beef in 1988? Did you know that the
company has 987 hectares under beef pasture and development, and is planning to expand the herd to 2000 adult animals and to supply local fresh meat markets and that the company supplies breeding
stock for the local and export markets?” It was a boast of optimism – a far cry from what exists today – and there is something wrenching at the prospects facing an industry that once held so much promise.
The majority of the herd, virtually running wild now at Mora Valley, are infected with Brucellosis, and are earmarked for slaughter. But as happens in these matters of life and death, there are those who
oppose it. A group comprising vets, historians and others are planning a symposium at The UWI in early June to discuss the plight of the Buffalypso. This Special Report by
UWI TODAY
Editor,
Vaneisa
Baksh
looks at the past, the present and the future of the Buffalypso. This solitary Buffalypso was photographed by
Nandita Rastogi
on March 17, 2018 at the State-owned Mora Valley Farm in Rio Claro.
(See Page 11.)
The Last Stand
ART – 23
Artists Represent
Across the spectrum
10
th
Anniversary Issue
