{"id":16625,"date":"2024-02-20T21:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T21:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16625"},"modified":"2024-02-20T21:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T21:50:34","slug":"large-scale-onion-cultivation-set-to-begin-soon-agriculture-minister-mustapha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/large-scale-onion-cultivation-set-to-begin-soon-agriculture-minister-mustapha\/","title":{"rendered":"Large-Scale Onion Cultivation Set to Begin Soon &#8211; Agriculture Minister Mustapha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana is gearing up to commence large-scale production of onions following promising results from trial cultivations, announced Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a growing focus on food security, onion trials are currently underway at the National Agricultural and Research Institute (NARI). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Guyana imports onions from various countries including the United States of America, Canada, and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha expressed optimism after the first trial harvest, noting that it showed promising signs for large-scale production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SASKIA-ONION-PRODUCTION-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This development aligns with Guyana&#8217;s ambition to enhance domestic agricultural output and reduce dependence on imported produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the government&#8217;s commitment to bolstering the agricultural sector, Minister Mustapha assured continued support as Guyana aims to become the breadbasket of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SASKIA-ONION-PRODUCTION-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister emphasized that expanding, diversifying, and modernizing the agriculture sector are key priorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These efforts are expected to enhance resilience and competitiveness not only within Guyana but also across the wider Caribbean region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana moves forward with plans for large-scale onion cultivation, it signifies a significant step towards enhancing food security and strengthening the agricultural sector&#8217;s contribution to national development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Guyana is gearing up to commence large-scale production of onions following promising results from trial cultivations, announced Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. With a growing focus on food&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16625","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=16625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16629,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16625\/revisions\/16629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}