{"id":17995,"date":"2024-04-05T00:34:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17995"},"modified":"2024-04-05T00:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:34:46","slug":"strengthening-agricultural-ties-jamaica-and-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/strengthening-agricultural-ties-jamaica-and-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Agricultural Ties: Jamaica and Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamaica and Guyana are poised to bolster their cooperation in agriculture and various other sectors, as highlighted by Jamaica&#8217;s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining during his visit to Guyana for the FAO conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One significant aspect of their collaboration is in aquaculture and youth development, with discussions underway to expand partnerships between the two CARICOM nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, Jamaica currently sources 90% of its rice consumption from Guyana, underscoring the existing strong ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Floyd Green of Jamaica expressed optimism about the ongoing dialogue with Guyana&#8217;s Agriculture Minister, outlining several areas for potential collaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the 25 by 2025 agenda, Jamaica has devised a Regional Youth Strategy aimed at involving more young people in the agricultural sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategy includes initiatives to engage secondary school students, fostering a new generation of agricultural leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the 38th FAO Regional conference concludes after four days of intensive discussions, both countries are committed to strengthening their partnership for mutual benefit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next conference is slated for 2026, providing a platform for further collaboration and development in the agricultural arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With shared goals and a commitment to regional cooperation, Jamaica and Guyana are poised to enhance their agricultural ties, contributing to sustainable development and prosperity in the Caribbean region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Jamaica and Guyana are poised to bolster their cooperation in agriculture and various other sectors, as highlighted by Jamaica&#8217;s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining during his&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17995","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\/17995","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=17995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17997,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17995\/revisions\/17997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}