{"id":21466,"date":"2024-07-27T01:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T01:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21466"},"modified":"2024-07-27T01:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T01:06:03","slug":"president-ali-launches-agri-business-programs-for-graduates-and-single-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-launches-agri-business-programs-for-graduates-and-single-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali Launches Agri-Business Programs for Graduates and Single Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali today addressed a group of agriculture graduates, unveiling new government initiatives designed to foster entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programs, aimed at graduates from institutions such as the University of Guyana and the Guyana School of Agriculture, are part of the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Program (AIEP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These initiatives seek to empower young professionals to establish their own agricultural businesses, focusing on modern and scientific approaches to the sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President detailed plans to categorize the graduates into two main areas: poultry production and aquaculture, reflecting a strategic push to expand these critical industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, President Ali announced a regional development plan to convert 100 acres of land into state-of-the-art farmsteads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project will be a collaborative effort between the Ministries of Agriculture and Housing and the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A notable aspect of the program is its inclusivity; single mothers will also be involved, aiming to boost their income and enhance their quality of life through tailored support within the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick President Dr. Irfaan Ali today addressed a group of agriculture graduates, unveiling new government initiatives designed to foster entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. The programs, aimed at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21466","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=21466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21468,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21466\/revisions\/21468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}