{"id":18877,"date":"2024-04-18T21:25:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18877"},"modified":"2024-04-18T21:26:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:26:14","slug":"ministry-of-agriculture-initiates-food-hub-construction-along-linden-soesdyke-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-agriculture-initiates-food-hub-construction-along-linden-soesdyke-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Agriculture Initiates Food Hub Construction Along Linden\/Soesdyke Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a move to bolster Guyana&#8217;s agricultural sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is collaborating with the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission to commence the construction of a Food Hub along the Linden\/Soesdyke Highway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction of this food hub is a strategic endeavor aimed at showcasing Guyana&#8217;s pivotal role and capacity in managing the regional food sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Guyana-Barbados food terminal is being developed in Barbados, the establishment of this local food hub underscores Guyana&#8217;s commitment to becoming the leading exporter of agricultural produce in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha shared updates on this significant project, revealing that survey works are currently underway at the Yarrowkabra location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development aligns with the government&#8217;s vision to enhance agricultural infrastructure and promote sustainable food production practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha also highlighted the government&#8217;s ambitious agenda to reduce the country&#8217;s food import bill by 25% by the year 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed optimism about Guyana&#8217;s progress toward this goal, citing advancements made in agricultural production and the strengthening of local food systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By decreasing food imports, Guyana aims to achieve greater food security, foster technical cooperation among CARICOM member states, and eliminate trade barriers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to enhancing food sovereignty and promoting economic resilience in the agriculture sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As surveying works continue and plans for the Food Hub take shape, the Ministry of Agriculture remains steadfast in its efforts to drive agricultural development and support the growth of Guyana&#8217;s agri-business sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick In a move to bolster Guyana&#8217;s agricultural sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is collaborating with the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission to commence the construction of a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18877","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\/18877","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=18877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18879,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18877\/revisions\/18879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}