Omardath Maharaj is an Agricultural Economist, Lead Consultant of iTHiNK Global Consulting Services Limited, a by-line columnist in print and electronic media, Part-Time Assistant Lecturer at the UWI, St Augustine Campus, and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of the West Indies. Mr Maharaj has rendered service over the years to a range of community-based organizations, farmer and fisherfolk associations across the country towards the development and execution of projects and programmes with the main focus of improving their cohesiveness and socio-economic circumstances. He is more commonly known as an advocate for “supporting local” as well as rural and coastal communities.