{"id":13391,"date":"2023-10-20T18:48:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13391"},"modified":"2023-10-20T18:48:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:48:16","slug":"world-food-day-exhibition-celebrates-agriculture-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/world-food-day-exhibition-celebrates-agriculture-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"World Food Day Exhibition Celebrates Agriculture and Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The World Food Day exhibition held at the Georgetown Cricket Club on Monday garnered praise from both patrons and exhibitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and its stakeholders, was aligned with the theme &#8220;Water is Life; Water is Food, Leave no one behind,&#8221; in observance of World Food Day 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhibitors showcased a diverse range of products, including ground ginger and ginger-thyme seasoning for meats, emphasizing the importance of buying and consuming local produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denise Canterbury, an exhibitor, highlighted the quality and versatility of their offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patron Johnetta Stewart expressed support for initiatives promoting food security and urged the public to prioritize local consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hydroponic systems were also a highlight of the exhibition, demonstrating modern farming techniques that reduce manual labor and environmental impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khalil Benjamin, a Research Assistant at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), praised the efficiency and ease of setup of these systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Ministry distributed various fruit plants to patrons, including orchard plants like cherry, soursop, and sapodilla, as well as citrus fruits like lemon, lime, and oranges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leelawattie Persaud, a Research Scientist at NAREI, emphasized the consideration for health in their plant selections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Food Day is globally observed on October 16, and the exhibition in Georgetown served as a meaningful platform to highlight the vital role of agriculture and sustainable practices in food production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Delicia Janneire, NCN News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Food Day exhibition held at the Georgetown Cricket Club on Monday garnered praise from both patrons and exhibitors. The event, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and its&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13391","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=13391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13393,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13391\/revisions\/13393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}