Rocrops is a smallholder farm established in 1990 in Trinidad. It is owned and managed by the husband and wife Ramgopaul and Beena Roop. The Rocrops farm is comprised of 1.29 ha. (3ac) of former degraded and acidic (3.5pH) sugar cane lands. The development of the farm has emphasized a holistic approach which included compliance with the regulatory requirements on preservation of the environment through agroecological practices, farm family growth, professional development and sustainable succession planning. With adequate land tenure, the farm development included construction of a family dwelling house, storage and postharvest building, water storage pond, a micro-irrigation system and internal access road for ease of operation. The farm has been the family home providing a year round source of income for the past 30 years.

The farm’s development has revolved around an integrated system of agroecology practices to rehabilitate degraded heavy clay soils for horticultural and agricultural production, with minimum external inputs in an economically sound and environmentally friendly manner. The goal is to promote sustainable agricultural techniques and practices with the potential to contribute to rural development and food security of Trinidad and Tobago.