{"id":15128,"date":"2024-01-04T18:02:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15128"},"modified":"2024-01-04T18:02:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:02:08","slug":"advancements-in-drainage-and-irrigation-di-expected-for-farmers-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/advancements-in-drainage-and-irrigation-di-expected-for-farmers-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancements in Drainage and Irrigation (D&amp;I) Expected for Farmers in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has announced that farmers can anticipate significant improvements in Drainage and Irrigation (D&amp;I) this year, with increased investments in infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister shared this information during his end-of-year media conference, providing insights into the progress made in 2023 and outlining plans for further development in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout 2023, considerable investments were directed toward enhancing drainage and irrigation systems across the country, focusing on agricultural communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha emphasized that this momentum will be sustained in 2024, with ongoing and new projects aimed at boosting D&amp;I capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the initiative, the Ministry of Agriculture is actively investing in additional equipment to enhance the capabilities of the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary\/Agriculture Development Authority (MMA\/ADA) and the National Drainage &amp; Irrigation Authority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategic investment aims to fortify the infrastructure supporting the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha highlighted the government&#8217;s plan to replicate the success of the Hope Canal, which played a crucial role in minimizing flooding in Region Four during the rainy season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction of 8-door sluice canals in regions 5 and 6 is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These D&amp;I structures contribute to Guyana&#8217;s efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change while facilitating the growth of the food production sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commitment to advancing D&amp;I reflects the government&#8217;s dedication to supporting farmers, ensuring a conducive environment for agricultural activities, and fostering sustainable development in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has announced that farmers can anticipate significant improvements in Drainage and Irrigation (D&amp;I) this year, with increased investments in infrastructure. The minister shared this information during&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15128","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\/15128","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=15128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15130,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15128\/revisions\/15130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}