{"id":15125,"date":"2024-01-04T17:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15125"},"modified":"2024-01-04T17:59:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:59:52","slug":"gas-to-energy-project-to-accelerate-agro-processing-growth-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gas-to-energy-project-to-accelerate-agro-processing-growth-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas-to-Energy Project to Accelerate Agro-Processing Growth in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has highlighted the significant impact of the Gas-to-Energy project on the expansion of the agriculture sector, particularly in agro-processing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, located in Wales, is expected to provide a substantial boost to the local agro-processing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his end-of-year press conference, Minister Mustapha revealed that over ten agro-processing facilities were constructed across Guyana in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These facilities aim to produce more value-added commodities, contributing to the growth of the agriculture sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Minister Mustapha emphasized the need for cheaper energy to enable these facilities to operate at full capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that the gas-to-shore energy project is crucial for providing the necessary energy resources to support the agro-processing industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister discussed ongoing efforts to attract investors, noting a recent discussion with an investor interested in producing fertilizers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such investments have the potential to further enhance the agriculture sector&#8217;s capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Marketing Corporation has been actively collaborating with agro-processors to ensure that their products meet international standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This involves providing training and consultations to enhance the quality of locally processed agricultural goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gas-to-Energy project is part of the broader national strategy to stimulate economic growth and development by leveraging energy resources to support key sectors like agriculture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has highlighted the significant impact of the Gas-to-Energy project on the expansion of the agriculture sector, particularly in agro-processing. The project, located in Wales, is expected&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125","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=15125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15127,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125\/revisions\/15127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}