{"id":22192,"date":"2024-09-04T13:22:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22192"},"modified":"2024-09-04T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:22:35","slug":"hatching-egg-project-expected-to-reduce-guyanas-import-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/hatching-egg-project-expected-to-reduce-guyanas-import-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatching Egg Project Expected to Reduce Guyana\u2019s Import Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana\u2019s Hatching Egg Project, which began in 2023, is set to reduce the country\u2019s reliance on imports as local production continues to rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 27,000 hatching eggs produced so far, the initiative is positioned to help the country move toward self-sufficiency in the poultry industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana currently imports approximately 53 million hatching eggs annually, facing challenges such as supply chain disruptions and rising costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project aims to alleviate these issues by providing a sustainable local supply, with potential for future exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, emphasized that the project aligns with President Irfaan Ali\u2019s vision for inclusive development and economic empowerment at the community level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative is expected to strengthen the livestock industry, improve food security, and contribute to the overall growth of Guyana\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government remains committed to ensuring the success of the project, which plays a critical role in enhancing farm incomes and achieving sustainable economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Guyana\u2019s Hatching Egg Project, which began in 2023, is set to reduce the country\u2019s reliance on imports as local production continues to rise. With over 27,000 hatching&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22192","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=22192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22193,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22192\/revisions\/22193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}