{"id":19970,"date":"2024-05-29T16:05:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19970"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:05:37","slug":"president-alis-pledge-to-enhance-bonasika-creeks-agricultural-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-alis-pledge-to-enhance-bonasika-creeks-agricultural-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali&#8217;s Pledge to Enhance Bonasika Creek&#8217;s Agricultural Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently visited the community of Bonasika Creek in Region 3, Essequibo River, where he pledged to transform it into a major agricultural hub. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his engagement with residents, President Ali acknowledged the community&#8217;s significant production of crops such as ginger, banana, pumpkin, and provisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He committed to doubling this production and addressing the issue of storage by constructing a ginger processing facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This facility will enable the community to extend the shelf life of ginger, access higher value markets, and enhance its agricultural output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, President Ali announced the launch of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (AEIP) in Bonasika Creek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by young people and women in the community, this program will utilize 300 acres of land to produce high-value crops for processing and export. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President also highlighted the potential for the community to contribute to Guyana&#8217;s position as a regional and international aquaculture hub, mentioning plans for swamp shrimp and prawn production, as well as the introduction of cage farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, women in the community will receive training in beekeeping, with the government providing necessary equipment and materials for apiary operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali outlined a series of interventions planned for the community, including infrastructure development, agricultural initiatives, and health services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the coming days and months, Bonasika Creek can expect the establishment of a new wharf, internet hub, cricket ground, and assistance with various agricultural activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health officials will visit for eye, dental, and health check-ups, as well as cervical cancer screening voucher distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali&#8217;s visit underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to rural development, agricultural expansion, and community empowerment in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently visited the community of Bonasika Creek in Region 3, Essequibo River, where he pledged to transform it into a major agricultural hub.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19970","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\/19970","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=19970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19971,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19970\/revisions\/19971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}