{"id":24566,"date":"2024-12-05T12:37:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24566"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:37:31","slug":"region-six-to-begin-hemp-cultivation-with-small-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/region-six-to-begin-hemp-cultivation-with-small-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Region Six to Begin Hemp Cultivation with Small Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Saskia Warrick | November 5, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hemp cultivation is set to begin in Region Six, Guyana, as part of a broader agricultural initiative aimed at boosting economic development in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture has identified over 30,000 acres of land for the cultivation of hemp, corn, and sugarcane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo emphasized that small farmers will play a pivotal role in the hemp industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each farmer will be allocated one to two acres of land to start production, ensuring equitable participation in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An implementation committee has been formed to oversee the development of the allocated lands, ensuring that the cultivation process adheres to established guidelines and regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha noted that the reintroduction of sugarcane farming is also generating interest among regional farmers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts are underway to revitalize sugar production, with farmers expressing enthusiasm for returning to the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately $2 billion has been allocated in the national budget to support these initiatives, which aim to diversify Guyana&#8217;s agricultural base, create employment, and strengthen the local economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hemp industry is expected to offer significant economic advantages, ranging from the production of textiles and bioplastics to construction materials and health products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick | November 5, 2024 Hemp cultivation is set to begin in Region Six, Guyana, as part of a broader agricultural initiative aimed at boosting economic development in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24566","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=24566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24567,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24566\/revisions\/24567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}