{"id":15266,"date":"2024-01-06T23:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T23:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15266"},"modified":"2024-01-06T23:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T23:30:12","slug":"government-initiates-egg-production-to-boost-poultry-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-initiates-egg-production-to-boost-poultry-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Initiates Egg Production to Boost Poultry Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Guyanese government has commenced egg production with plans for further expansion, marking a significant step in establishing a robust hatching egg industry to support the country&#8217;s growing poultry sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Guyana imports around 52 million eggs annually, incurring a cost of approximately $350 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government aims to redirect this substantial expenditure back into the local economy to enhance the domestic poultry industry and contribute to the development of other sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Dwight Waldron, CEO of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), explained that collaborative efforts with partners are underway to develop a lucrative and sustainable egg production industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, disclosed that the government has already formed partnerships with the private sector for the program and expressed optimism about its expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a move to promote self-sufficiency, the government is working with major poultry producers in a consortium to cultivate their corn and soya, essential components for feed production to support the poultry industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aligns with the government&#8217;s broader strategy to bolster the agricultural sector, enhance food security, and stimulate economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyanese government has commenced egg production with plans for further expansion, marking a significant step in establishing a robust hatching egg industry to support the country&#8217;s growing poultry sector.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15266","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\/15266","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=15266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15268,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15266\/revisions\/15268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}