{"id":24742,"date":"2024-12-06T15:24:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24742"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:24:34","slug":"25m-koker-project-announced-for-baracara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/25m-koker-project-announced-for-baracara\/","title":{"rendered":"$25M Koker Project Announced for Baracara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | November 10, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture has announced a $25 million investment to construct a koker in Baracara, a community along the Canje River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, revealed by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha during a community engagement on Sunday, aims to enhance water management and benefit local farmers in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The koker, a water control structure, will regulate water levels in the canals, ensuring an adequate supply during dry seasons and preventing flooding during heavy rainfall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contract for the project has already been awarded, and construction is expected to commence soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the koker, the Ministry will extend the canals in the area to further support water management efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha emphasized that these developments would bolster agricultural activities in Baracara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister also announced plans to clear 350 acres of land for farming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents will receive planting materials, including turmeric, ginger, and 30,000 plantain suckers, as part of the government\u2019s efforts to promote agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, community members raised concerns about access to clean water, the need for licensed firearms, upgrades to the community ground, and the establishment of a hot meal kitchen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha assured residents that these issues would be addressed through the relevant agencies and ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project reflects the government\u2019s commitment to improving rural infrastructure and supporting farmers, ensuring long-term benefits for the Baracara community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | November 10, 2024 The Ministry of Agriculture has announced a $25 million investment to construct a koker in Baracara, a community along the Canje River. The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24742","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\/24742","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=24742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24743,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24742\/revisions\/24743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}