{"id":20497,"date":"2024-06-13T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20497"},"modified":"2024-06-13T15:26:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:26:25","slug":"pomeroon-region-boosts-coconut-production-with-high-yielding-varieties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/pomeroon-region-boosts-coconut-production-with-high-yielding-varieties\/","title":{"rendered":"Pomeroon Region Boosts Coconut Production with High-Yielding Varieties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farmers in the Pomeroon Region are set to significantly increase coconut production following the distribution of 3,000 high-yielding Brazilian Green Dwarf seedlings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to capitalize on coconut&#8217;s status as Guyana&#8217;s third-largest revenue earner, supporting local and regional demand for coconut products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha highlighted the potential of the Brazilian Green Dwarf variety to enhance productivity among farmers and agro-processors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This variety is known for its exceptional yield, which is crucial in meeting the growing market demand for coconuts and their by-products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha also revealed that Guyana has imported over 60,000 high-yielding nuts from Brazil as part of efforts to expand coconut productivity nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This importation is expected to further bolster the coconut industry&#8217;s capacity to supply both local consumers and regional markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to providing seedlings, the Ministry of Agriculture distributed coconut shredders to farmers in the Pomeroon River area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These shredders are designed to minimize waste by processing coconut husks into useful materials such as coconut fiber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resulting fiber can be utilized for mulching and other agricultural applications, thereby promoting sustainability within the coconut industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiatives spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture underscore the government&#8217;s commitment to enhancing agricultural productivity, supporting economic growth, and ensuring food security in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Farmers in the Pomeroon Region are set to significantly increase coconut production following the distribution of 3,000 high-yielding Brazilian Green Dwarf seedlings. This initiative aims to capitalize&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20497","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\/20497","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=20497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20499,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20497\/revisions\/20499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}