{"id":15744,"date":"2024-01-19T17:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T17:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15744"},"modified":"2024-01-19T17:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T17:35:27","slug":"guyana-extends-agriculture-expertise-to-caricom-member-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-extends-agriculture-expertise-to-caricom-member-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Extends Agriculture Expertise to CARICOM Member States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a bid to foster regional cooperation and share its successful agriculture model, Guyana is set to assist several CARICOM member states in the development of their agriculture sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus will be on initiatives such as Barbados&#8217; Brackish water shrimp production and shade house project, as well as aiding Trinidad in rice production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A delegation from St. Lucia, led by its Agriculture Minister, is scheduled to visit Guyana next week to explore areas where the country&#8217;s expertise can contribute to the development of agriculture in St. Lucia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saskia-Agri-Assistance-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, Guyana&#8217;s Minister of Agriculture, highlighted the government&#8217;s commitment to supporting local farmers through various means, including grants, fertilizer distribution, and equipment assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a long-term assistance program is in progress to provide sustained support to farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saskia-Agri-Assiatance-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana has made significant strides in achieving a 58% reduction in its contribution to the 25 by 2025 food import bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reduction not only promotes food security but also encourages technical exchange among CARICOM member states and aims to eliminate trade barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration signifies Guyana&#8217;s dedication to regional agricultural development, emphasizing cooperation and knowledge-sharing among CARICOM nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to foster regional cooperation and share its successful agriculture model, Guyana is set to assist several CARICOM member states in the development of their agriculture sectors. The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-low-carbon-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15744","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=15744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15748,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15744\/revisions\/15748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}