{"id":23064,"date":"2024-09-18T20:22:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23064"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:22:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:22:30","slug":"agro-processing-boost-in-region-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/agro-processing-boost-in-region-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Agro-Processing Boost in Region One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Two new agro-processing facilities have been inaugurated in Region One, aimed at increasing the value-added production of crops like plantains and ground provisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These state-of-the-art facilities, located in Kumaka and White Water, are fully equipped with modern machinery that will enhance productivity, reduce processing times, and elevate the value of the region&#8217;s agricultural output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, speaking at the commissioning, emphasized the government&#8217;s goal of transforming Region One into the Spice Capital of Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encouraged farmers to increase cultivation, noting that the soon-to-be-launched ferry service will provide crucial transportation support for getting goods to market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha also urged agro-processors and farmer groups to maximize the use of the new facilities, ensuring they remain productive and well-maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 2,500 farmers, agro-processors, wholesalers, and retailers now having access to certified facilities in Region One, the new agro-processing centers are expected to boost local agriculture and provide more opportunities for economic growth in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two new agro-processing facilities have been inaugurated in Region One, aimed at increasing the value-added production of crops like plantains and ground provisions. These state-of-the-art facilities, located in Kumaka and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23064","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=23064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23066,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23064\/revisions\/23066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}