{"id":18974,"date":"2024-04-22T20:44:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18974"},"modified":"2024-04-22T20:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:44:44","slug":"marias-lodge-to-receive-all-weather-road-and-agricultural-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/marias-lodge-to-receive-all-weather-road-and-agricultural-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria&#8217;s Lodge to Receive All-Weather Road and Agricultural Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently announced plans for the construction of an all-weather road and agricultural support initiatives for residents of Maria&#8217;s Lodge and surrounding communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a weekend visit to the area, Minister Mustapha highlighted these developments aimed at enhancing infrastructure and agricultural productivity in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed road will improve access to farmlands, homes, and schools, benefiting the local community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Mustapha outlined ongoing efforts to support farmers, including the allocation of 200 acres of farmland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that significant progress has already been made, with nearly 120 acres already completed for agricultural purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister emphasized the provision of additional assistance such as breeding animals and land clearing to further support farmers in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents expressed appreciation for the minister&#8217;s commitments and efforts to improve their livelihoods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaac Sarju, a resident of Catherina Sophia, commended Minister Mustapha for delivering on promises related to land clearing, drainage, and irrigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement of an all-weather road was welcomed as a significant contribution to enhancing livelihoods and agricultural activities in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the visit, residents also raised concerns about water and electricity, which were addressed by the authorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha assured residents of continued collaboration between his ministry and its sub-agencies to ensure optimal agricultural production and community development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently announced plans for the construction of an all-weather road and agricultural support initiatives for residents of Maria&#8217;s Lodge and surrounding communities. During&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18974","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=18974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18976,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18974\/revisions\/18976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}