{"id":15644,"date":"2024-01-19T14:51:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15644"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:51:43","slug":"agriculture-sector-set-for-accelerated-growth-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/agriculture-sector-set-for-accelerated-growth-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture Sector Set for Accelerated Growth in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, has expressed optimism about the accelerated growth of the agriculture sector in Guyana in the upcoming year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcoming the budgetary allocations for the sector, Minister Mustapha highlighted the significant progress made in 2023, with agriculture estimated to have expanded by 7 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite challenges such as the impact of El Ni\u00f1o, various segments of the agriculture sector exhibited remarkable growth in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sugar production saw a notable increase of 28%, while rice production grew by 7%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other crops experienced a 4.1% expansion, livestock production increased by 12.7%, and the fishing industry and aquaculture recorded growth rates of 37.8% and 75%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 budget allocates $97.6 billion to the agriculture sector, indicating a commitment to fostering its continued development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha emphasized his pleasure in leading a sector poised for accelerated growth and highlighted the importance of the budget in supporting this trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture&#8217;s budgetary allocation is particularly focused on the transformation of Guyana&#8217;s Drainage and Irrigation infrastructure, aligning with the 25 by 2025 agenda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is crucial for enhancing the efficiency and resilience of the country&#8217;s agricultural systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Minister Mustapha shared his perspective on the 2024 budget, noting that it marks a significant milestone by surpassing the 1 trillion mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the positive impact this budget would have, including providing more disposable income for the citizens of Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agriculture sector&#8217;s growth is expected to contribute to the overall economic development of the country, and the budget reflects a substantial increase over the previous year, demonstrating the government&#8217;s commitment to advancing this vital sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, has expressed optimism about the accelerated growth of the agriculture sector in Guyana in the upcoming year. Welcoming the budgetary allocations for the sector, Minister&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15644","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=15644"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15646,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15644\/revisions\/15646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}