{"id":26421,"date":"2025-02-09T01:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26421"},"modified":"2025-02-09T01:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:51:51","slug":"191-4m-pump-station-commissioned-to-boost-agriculture-in-region-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/191-4m-pump-station-commissioned-to-boost-agriculture-in-region-five\/","title":{"rendered":"$191.4M Pump Station Commissioned to Boost Agriculture in Region Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | January 20, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new $191.4 million state-of-the-art pump station has been officially commissioned in Trafalgar, Region Five, aiming to strengthen agricultural productivity in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The facility, launched by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, is expected to directly benefit approximately 13,000 acres of rice fields and livestock pastures by improving water management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equipped with four electrically driven pumps, the station has the capacity to drain 89,766 gallons of water per minute, ensuring effective flood control and irrigation support for farmers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha highlighted that this project is part of the government\u2019s ongoing efforts to enhance agricultural infrastructure and safeguard livelihoods dependent on drainage and irrigation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 national budget has allocated $104.6 billion to the agriculture sector, with $73.3 billion specifically set aside for the expansion and upgrading of the country\u2019s drainage and irrigation systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This investment reflects a continued commitment to modernizing Guyana\u2019s agricultural framework and ensuring sustainable growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Mustapha inaugurated a new $110 million wharf and shed at the Three Door Koker landing site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upgraded facility is expected to provide improved infrastructure for local fisher folk, creating a more efficient and safe working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These developments are part of the government\u2019s broader initiative to enhance agricultural and fisheries sectors, reinforcing its support for farmers and fisher folk across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | January 20, 2025 A new $191.4 million state-of-the-art pump station has been officially commissioned in Trafalgar, Region Five, aiming to strengthen agricultural productivity in the region.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26421","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=26421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26422,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26421\/revisions\/26422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}