{"id":15925,"date":"2024-01-26T14:15:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15925"},"modified":"2024-01-26T14:15:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:15:48","slug":"us-funded-capa-project-aims-to-boost-agricultural-productivity-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/us-funded-capa-project-aims-to-boost-agricultural-productivity-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Funded CAPA Project Aims to Boost Agricultural Productivity in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Guyanese farmers are poised to receive specialized technical assistance through the launch of the Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA) project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This $5.3 million initiative is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and is set to contribute to the enhancement of agricultural practices in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CAPA project, a significant collaboration between USAID and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), emerged from the 9th Summit of the Americas, focusing on ensuring food security in the Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project has three interconnected objectives aimed at generating positive impacts for smallholder farmers, enterprises, and consumers across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key objectives include increasing the production of fruits and vegetables, improving domestic and regional marketing linkages, and strengthening public-private sector extension skills, training, and systems to transfer best practices to smallholder farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saskia-CAPA-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Durwin Humphrey, USAID Project Management Specialist, highlighted the significance of the CAPA project in meeting the food security goals of the Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to create tangible positive outcomes for farmers and the agricultural sector as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAREI&#8217;s Research Scientist, Ramnarace Sukhna, shared insights into ongoing collaborations with Brazil for improved cherry production, India for coconut, and local efforts for turmeric production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saskia-CAPA-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These partnerships and interventions are geared towards advancing agricultural practices and reducing dependency on food imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past three years, various interventions have been implemented to support farmers, contributing to positive progress in Guyana and the broader Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CAPA project aligns with the 25 by 2025 agenda, focusing on reducing food imports and fostering sustainable agricultural practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guyanese farmers are poised to receive specialized technical assistance through the launch of the Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA) project. This $5.3 million initiative is funded by the United&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-low-carbon-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15925","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=15925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15929,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15925\/revisions\/15929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}