{"id":27130,"date":"2025-03-31T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27130"},"modified":"2025-03-31T19:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:57:09","slug":"government-allocates-1000-acres-for-large-scale-farming-in-region-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-allocates-1000-acres-for-large-scale-farming-in-region-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Allocates 1,000 Acres for Large-Scale Farming in Region 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>February 22, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Irfaan Ali has announced that 1,000 acres of land will be allocated for large-scale farming in Region 10 before the end of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative is aimed at increasing red bean and black-eyed pea production while integrating small farmers into larger investment projects to enhance agricultural output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 77 farmers cultivate 663 acres of red beans in various locations across the region, including Ebini, Kimbia, Friendship Savannah, and Malcubiri Savannah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, to meet national demand and attract major investors, at least 8,000 acres need to be brought under cultivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President outlined a holistic approach to expanding agricultural production, emphasizing infrastructure upgrades such as improved road networks, drying and storage facilities, and the integration of innovative technology to mitigate climate-related challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1,000-acre allocation will complement ongoing cultivation efforts, allowing farmers to continue supplying their existing markets while scaling up production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support this expansion, the government, in collaboration with private developers who have invested over $600 million, will provide essential farming machinery and logistical support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions are also encouraged at the community level regarding the feasibility of diversifying production to include large-scale fruit cultivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali reiterated the \u2018One Guyana\u2019 vision, underscoring the importance of collaboration among farmers in achieving national agricultural growth and food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 22, 2025 President Irfaan Ali has announced that 1,000 acres of land will be allocated for large-scale farming in Region 10 before the end of the year. The initiative&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27130","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\/27130","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=27130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27131,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27130\/revisions\/27131"}],"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=27130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}