{"id":16715,"date":"2024-02-22T02:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T02:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16715"},"modified":"2024-02-22T02:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T02:04:20","slug":"agriculture-minister-engages-corentyne-communities-on-budget-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/agriculture-minister-engages-corentyne-communities-on-budget-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture Minister Engages Corentyne Communities on Budget Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuing its efforts to communicate the advantages of the 2024 budget, the government has been actively engaging residents across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, embarked on a visit to several communities in the Corentyne, Berbice region on Tuesday as part of this initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the outreach, Minister Mustapha unveiled plans for significant Drainage and Irrigation (D&amp;I) works in the region, in addition to the construction of Hope-like canals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He disclosed that preparations are underway for the construction of an embankment, with contracts set to be awarded imminently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Urging farmers to resume production in the region, he assured them of necessary support from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Saskia-Region-Six-6-Meetings-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Minister Mustapha encouraged residents to avail themselves of the training programs offered in the agriculture sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Saskia-Region-Six-6-Meetings-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These programs aim to equip individuals with skills essential for maximizing agricultural productivity and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Chesney, Belvedere, and Williamsburg had the opportunity to voice their concerns during the engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha assured them that their feedback would be duly noted and efforts would be made to address their issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, Minister Mustapha&#8217;s visit underscored the government&#8217;s commitment to fostering agricultural development and ensuring that communities are informed about the benefits outlined in the 2024 budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Continuing its efforts to communicate the advantages of the 2024 budget, the government has been actively engaging residents across the country. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, embarked&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16715","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=16715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16719,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16715\/revisions\/16719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}