{"id":13340,"date":"2023-10-20T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13340"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:00:20","slug":"successful-farmers-market-empowers-local-producers-in-lusignan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/successful-farmers-market-empowers-local-producers-in-lusignan\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful Farmers Market Empowers Local Producers in Lusignan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>On Sunday, local farmers in Lusignan, located on the East Coast of Demerara, had the opportunity to showcase and sell their fresh produce at a vibrant farmers market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, was part of the Agriculture Month calendar of activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board, Kuldip Ragnauth, expressed satisfaction with the initiative, emphasizing that the Farmers\u2019 Market, which commenced in region 3 at the start of the month, has achieved remarkable success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored that this endeavor is set to become an ongoing and integral aspect of Guyana&#8217;s agricultural landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoppers flocked to the market early in the morning to avail themselves of the abundant array of fresh produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many lauded the effort, citing the high cost of living, and expressed gratitude for the government&#8217;s initiative to provide affordable options for the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randy Abrahams, a satisfied shopper, remarked, &#8220;I am glad they can go to various markets around the country and share this same view, giving people things at a reasonable price.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gillian Smith, another shopper, commended the market&#8217;s offerings, stating, &#8220;Pretty good, very competitive, and a lot of the food is very fresh, so you are getting good quality as well as some very competitive prices.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The farmers market not only provides access to fresh produce but also offers them at reduced costs, contributing to more affordable options for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming markets are scheduled for Lethem on October 28 and Kamarang on October 30, promising further opportunities for local producers to showcase their offerings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, local farmers in Lusignan, located on the East Coast of Demerara, had the opportunity to showcase and sell their fresh produce at a vibrant farmers market. This event,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13342,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13340\/revisions\/13342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}