NFM backs youth agriculture with poultry feed donation
The support targets the school’s 4H livestock rearing programme, which recently introduced two dozen broiler chicks to its existing agricultural curriculum.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – National Flour Mills Limited (NFM), a leader in flour milling, rice packaging, feed milling & dry mix operations in Trinidad and Tobago has reaffirmed its commitment to youth agricultural education through a significant donation of broiler starter feed to Diego Martin RC Primary School.
The support targets the school’s 4H livestock rearing programme, which recently introduced two dozen broiler chicks to its existing agricultural curriculum.
NFM has pledged continued support with additional poultry feed as the chicks grow, reinforcing its long-term support for student agricultural development. The initiative aligns with NFM’s corporate social responsibility efforts and reflects its wider mission to promote sustainable agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago.
Led by Principal Mr. Matthew Noel, Vice Principal Mr. Gregory Chambers, and Agricultural Science teacher Mr. Mario Salcedo, Diego Martin RC has become a model for integrating sustainable farming into primary education.
These programmes expose students to real-world agricultural practices while fostering innovation, environmental responsibility, and food security awareness.
Beyond its community outreach, NFM recently ranked fifth on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) after a performance review spanning 2014 to 2024.
In 2014, NFM held assets worth US$382.3 million, earned revenues of US$470 million, and posted a net profit of US$19.17 million.
By September 2024, assets had grown to US$458.4 million, with nine-month revenues of US$386.15 million and a net profit of US$38.35 million. The company’s EPS rose to 32.49 cents, up from 22.04 cents in the same 2023 period, and shareholders received a 10-cent dividend for fiscal 2023.
According to the Company, despite global disruptions, from pandemics to rising grain costs and cheap imports, NFM has consistently maintained profitability.
CEO Ian Mitchell credits this resilience to strategic innovation and fiscal discipline. “It now costs less to produce, so we have been able to extract more profit,” he noted, adding that NFM self-financed $50 million in projects and ended 2024 debt-free.
Expansion efforts also gained traction as NFM entered new markets in Anguilla, Dominica, Bonaire, and The Bahamas, while launching extra-regional exports of pet food to Ghana. According to NFM, these moves set the stage for accelerated export growth in 2025.
Underscoring its commitment to excellence, NFM was recertified as an SQF-compliant food manufacturer effective January 6, 2025.
The Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification, recognized globally, affirms NFM’s food safety and quality under the 9th Edition SQF Code.
NFM was endorsed for food manufacturing and quality under the 9th Edition SQF Code, sections 19- Food Ingredient Manufacturing: Dry Mix products, and 22- Processing of Cereal Grains: Flour and Wheat By-products.
The company was just four points shy of a perfect score during its November 2024 audit and has now achieved two consecutive SQF certifications since 2022.
Ms. Tisha Ferguson-Phillips, NFM’s Quality & Food Safety Manager praised the Food Safety Unit and wider team for their role in maintaining top-tier standards.
Ms. Phillips also acknowledged the wider team’s support for this organization-wide achievement.
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