{"id":20165,"date":"2024-06-04T16:07:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20165"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:07:42","slug":"demerara-river-communities-to-become-major-agricultural-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/demerara-river-communities-to-become-major-agricultural-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Demerara River Communities to Become Major Agricultural Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A groundbreaking agricultural project is set to transform communities along Guyana&#8217;s Demerara River into a major production center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Irfaan Ali, alongside Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, unveiled the initiative focused on cultivating high-value crops and products to not only meet domestic needs but also reach regional markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali met with residents of Susannah Rust, Dora, and other Demerara River communities in Region 10 to discuss the project&#8217;s details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a comprehensive evaluation, these communities were identified as prime locations for honey production, with the potential to create various honey by-products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Empowering women in these communities is a key aspect of the project. President Ali pledged for women to lead the honey production and shade house projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government will provide all the necessary tools, training, equipment, and even beehives to get these ventures off the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized a message of partnership and shared success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He assured residents that the government would provide the necessary resources, but their commitment and hard work would be crucial to the project&#8217;s long-term viability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali&#8217;s visit extended beyond Susannah Rust and Dora, encompassing Sand Hills, Low Wood Village, and other Demerara River communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout these locations, he reiterated the government&#8217;s unwavering dedication to fostering development at the community and national levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President also took the time to hear residents&#8217; concerns and pledged to address the majority of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new agricultural project signifies a significant step towards a more vibrant and prosperous future for the Demerara River communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With government support and resident commitment, this initiative has the potential to transform the region into a thriving agricultural hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams A groundbreaking agricultural project is set to transform communities along Guyana&#8217;s Demerara River into a major production center. President Irfaan Ali, alongside Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, unveiled&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20165","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\/20165","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=20165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20167,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20165\/revisions\/20167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}