{"id":15199,"date":"2024-01-04T22:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15199"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:35:03","slug":"guyana-explores-new-rice-varieties-and-export-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-explores-new-rice-varieties-and-export-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Explores New Rice Varieties and Export Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture in Guyana is actively evaluating new rice strains to determine the most suitable varieties for cultivation in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha provided insights into the ongoing efforts to enhance rice production and explore new export opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rice stands as the primary agricultural export for Guyana, and the ministry is collaborating with various partners to boost production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, in 2023, rice yields increased from 6.2 metric tonnes per hectare to 6.3 metric tonnes per hectare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha highlighted the GRDB-16 as the current highest yielding strain, but testing is underway with India and Brazil to assess the potential of new rice varieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SASKIA-RICE-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is actively seeking new markets to expand rice exports, with a particular focus on Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent successes include securing exports to Sierra Leone in Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SASKIA-RICE-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha emphasized the importance of diversifying markets and reducing dependence on any single region, citing ongoing efforts to explore opportunities beyond North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Guyana achieved a milestone by launching the GRDB IICA 17, becoming the first country in the Caribbean and Central America to cultivate bio-fortified rice with zinc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is expected to contribute to the first crop of rice in 2024, cultivated by farmers across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exploration of new rice varieties and export markets aligns with the government&#8217;s commitment to advancing the agricultural sector and ensuring sustainable development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Agriculture in Guyana is actively evaluating new rice strains to determine the most suitable varieties for cultivation in the country. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha provided insights&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15199","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\/15199","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=15199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15203,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15199\/revisions\/15203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}