{"id":17792,"date":"2024-04-03T01:49:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17792"},"modified":"2024-04-03T01:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:49:47","slug":"first-millet-harvest-signals-growth-in-guyanas-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/first-millet-harvest-signals-growth-in-guyanas-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"First Millet Harvest Signals Growth in Guyana&#8217;s Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural crop of millets in Guyana has been successfully harvested this week, marking the beginning of a promising venture in the country&#8217;s agriculture sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha announced that approximately 530 hectares of millets were cultivated, yielding an impressive 1.8 tonnes per hectare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millets, known for their nutritional richness in proteins, vitamins, minerals, and fibers, offer significant potential for both human consumption and livestock feed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha emphasized that millet production will not only supplement local diets but also bolster the livestock industry, providing a sustainable source of feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the resilience of millet crops to adverse weather conditions positions them as a valuable asset in Guyana&#8217;s agricultural landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha anticipates the cultivation of a second crop in the near future, leveraging the adaptability and productivity of millets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The introduction of millet cultivation opens up new avenues for economic advancement, offering farmers additional opportunities for income generation and diversification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana continues to explore high-value crops, preparations are already underway for the cultivation of chickpeas (channa) in the Berbice River region, further enhancing the country&#8217;s agricultural potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the successful harvest of the first millet crop, Guyana is poised to capitalize on the agricultural diversity and resilience necessary for sustainable development and food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick The inaugural crop of millets in Guyana has been successfully harvested this week, marking the beginning of a promising venture in the country&#8217;s agriculture sector. Agriculture Minister&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17792","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\/17792","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=17792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17793,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17792\/revisions\/17793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}