{"id":23751,"date":"2024-10-28T18:53:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23751"},"modified":"2024-10-28T18:53:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:53:28","slug":"guyana-launches-digital-agriculture-platform-to-enhance-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-launches-digital-agriculture-platform-to-enhance-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Launches Digital Agriculture Platform to Enhance Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick | October 8, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new Digital Agriculture Platform, known as the Agriculture Information System (AIS), has been officially launched in Guyana, aimed at boosting productivity, improving decision-making, and strengthening accountability within the agricultural sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, highlighted that this initiative is part of a broader effort to position Guyana as a leader in both agriculture and digitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIS is set to revolutionize the way agricultural data is collected, managed, and utilized, facilitating a transformative shift in the food sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once fully operational, the system will provide farmers, extension officers, and media personnel with access to real-time agricultural information, enhancing their capacity to respond promptly and effectively to various challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the launch event, Minister Mustapha announced that AIS hubs will be established in eight of the country&#8217;s ten administrative regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These hubs will be equipped with tablets to ensure easy access to the necessary data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the AIS, the Ministry is developing a Regional Data Center that aims to generate real-time and accurate data for CARICOM member states, further enhancing regional collaboration and risk management in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The implementation of the AIS project has been made possible through funding from the Inter-American Development Bank, under the Ministry\u2019s Agriculture Sector Development Unit\u2019s Sustainable Agricultural Development Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative marks a significant step forward in leveraging technology to support the agricultural sector in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick | October 8, 2024 A new Digital Agriculture Platform, known as the Agriculture Information System (AIS), has been officially launched in Guyana, aimed at boosting productivity, improving&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350,364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-low-carbon-development","category-news","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23751","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=23751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23752,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23751\/revisions\/23752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}