{"id":26835,"date":"2025-03-11T13:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26835"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:28:52","slug":"cane-grove-farmers-welcome-drainage-and-irrigation-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/cane-grove-farmers-welcome-drainage-and-irrigation-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Cane Grove Farmers Welcome Drainage and Irrigation Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><br><em>February 11, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Farmers in Cane Grove, Mahaica, have rejected recent claims of government neglect in the community\u2019s drainage and irrigation (D&amp;I) system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allegations made by a former chairman of the Water Users Committee suggested that cash crop farmers were facing losses due to clogged channels and impassable dams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, local farmers have dismissed these statements, pointing instead to ongoing improvements in critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Saskia-Farmers-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture has been actively involved in maintaining and upgrading D&amp;I systems, ensuring better conditions for agricultural production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They acknowledged visible progress in infrastructure development, including road repairs and improved access to farmlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Saskia-Farmers-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, has been executing extensive works in Cane Grove and other farming communities nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over $73 billion allocated for D&amp;I initiatives this year, these efforts aim to enhance farming conditions and boost agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickFebruary 11, 2025 Farmers in Cane Grove, Mahaica, have rejected recent claims of government neglect in the community\u2019s drainage and irrigation (D&amp;I) system. Allegations made by a former&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26835","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\/26835","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=26835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26838,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26835\/revisions\/26838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}