{"id":20023,"date":"2024-05-29T17:13:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20023"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:15:11","slug":"rice-production-surges-past-expectations-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/rice-production-surges-past-expectations-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice Production Surges Past Expectations in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has announced that Guyana&#8217;s rice sector is on track to exceed production targets for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mustapha revealed that rice cultivation is projected to surpass 710,000 tonnes by the end of the year, showcasing a significant increase from previous years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the sector&#8217;s growth trajectory, with yields per hectare rising from approximately 4.5 tonnes to 6.5 tonnes over four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, exports have witnessed a substantial uptick, with first-quarter exports surpassing last year&#8217;s figures by 33,000 tonnes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This surge underscores the need for enhanced productivity measures to sustain this momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Saskia-Rice-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To further boost productivity, the government has sourced paddies from Brazil and introduced bio-fortified rice varieties for the second crop&#8217;s cultivation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Saskia-Rice-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These initiatives aim to diversify and expand the agriculture sector, positioning Guyana as a key player in the regional food supply chain while ensuring food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has announced that Guyana&#8217;s rice sector is on track to exceed production targets for the year. Mustapha revealed that rice cultivation is projected&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20023","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=20023"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20028,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20023\/revisions\/20028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}