Economist Dr. Indera Sagewan says the commissioning of the agro-processing facility and the prosthetic center signals growth and development in Trinidad and Tobago.
Speaking on the Trinidad and Tobago Now morning show, Dr. Sagewan noted that the prosthetic center, is a center of excellence and positions the health sector for further growth.
“In my view this center can form what we call the core entity around which other related healthcare initiatives can emerge and we can see the emergence of a healthcare cluster, emerging in this part of Trinidad and Tobago where the potential of generating jobs, employing doctors, because the programme also speaks not just of delivering the limbs, but also the training of our healthcare professionals.”
She acknowledged the strong production of food and beverages within the non-energy export manufacturing sector and expressed hope that the new facility will support smaller suppliers and work directly with farmers.
“I think this initiative may go in terms of working with smaller suppliers. It is my expectation that it may be linked to one e-teck agro parks and that there backward linkages link directly with farmers. India is very very heavy in terms of climate resilience agriculture which is extremely important in smaller islands like ours.”