{"id":26149,"date":"2025-02-08T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26149"},"modified":"2025-02-08T20:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T20:37:01","slug":"president-ali-visits-cv-hydroponics-farm-commends-innovation-in-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-visits-cv-hydroponics-farm-commends-innovation-in-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali Visits CV Hydroponics Farm, Commends Innovation in Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire | January 4, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali visited Craig Vegetables (CV) Hydroponics Farm in Friendship yesterday, emphasizing the government&#8217;s commitment to supporting the growth of hydro-farming through the Ministry of Agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The farm, led by founder Kitaka Craig, has gained recognition for its success in producing a variety of fresh vegetables such as lettuce, kale, spinach, mint, parsley, and cilantro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his tour, President Ali praised the farm\u2019s operations and highlighted its role in modernizing food security strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encouraged the farm to explore broader distribution avenues, including partnerships with local supermarkets and regional markets, to expand the reach of their produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address, President Ali said: <em>\u201cThis is food security, this is building innovation, entrepreneurship, science and technology.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also suggested discussions with regional markets to bring products like purple leaf lettuce and baby spinach to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President further pledged ongoing government support for the farm, calling it a &#8220;game changer&#8221; for food security in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitaka Craig, the owner of CV Hydroponics Farm, explained that the farm\u2019s hydroponic system ensures each plant receives optimal nourishment through a filtration system and a tailored diet for each crop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig also shared that the farm operates on less than 2 acres of land, yet produced over 33,000 pounds of lettuce and 9,000 pounds of kale last year alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali&#8217;s visit underscores the importance of innovative farming methods in ensuring sustainable food production and meeting the demands of the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire | January 4, 2025 President Dr. Irfaan Ali visited Craig Vegetables (CV) Hydroponics Farm in Friendship yesterday, emphasizing the government&#8217;s commitment to supporting the growth of hydro-farming&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26149","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\/26149","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=26149"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26150,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26149\/revisions\/26150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}