{"id":24616,"date":"2024-12-05T13:26:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T13:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24616"},"modified":"2024-12-05T13:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T13:26:57","slug":"beekeeping-a-critical-sector-for-food-sustainability-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/beekeeping-a-critical-sector-for-food-sustainability-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Beekeeping: A Critical Sector for Food Sustainability in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick | November 6, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana works to improve food sustainability, the role of beekeeping, or apiculture, has become increasingly significant in its agricultural landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While honey production remains a key component, the true value of beekeeping lies in its critical role in pollination, which impacts food security across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts highlight that approximately one-third of the food supply relies on pollination by bees, which are essential for the growth of various crops and the production of many fruits and vegetables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Guyana, this means beekeeping is not only vital for honey but also plays a crucial part in maintaining the food system, ensuring the country\u2019s agricultural sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to enhancing crop production, bees also support the health of forests and help protect the coastal plain, an area vulnerable to flooding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The positive effects of pollination extend beyond food security, contributing to the resilience of ecosystems across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With beekeeping emerging as a growing sector in Guyana&#8217;s agricultural strategy, experts emphasize its role in securing a sustainable future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus on apiculture is integral to fostering long-term environmental and food security solutions for the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick | November 6, 2024 As Guyana works to improve food sustainability, the role of beekeeping, or apiculture, has become increasingly significant in its agricultural landscape. While honey&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-low-carbon-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24616","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=24616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24617,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24616\/revisions\/24617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}