{"id":30697,"date":"2026-07-01T19:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=30697"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:09:08","slug":"mol-highlights-community-success-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mol-highlights-community-success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"MOL highlights community success stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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-As international co-ops week begins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-by Shamiah Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Labour’s Department of Co-operative and Friendly Societies has marked the start of International Co-ops Week by shining the spotlight on farmers in Mocha Arcadia whose cooperative model is transforming livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From poultry and goat farming to crop cultivation and agro-processing, these cooperatives in Mocha Arcadia are proving that when communities work together, everyone benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As International Co-ops Week gets underway, the Ministry of Labour is showcasing how cooperatives are creating jobs, boosting local food production and strengthening livelihoods across Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For these farmers, cooperation has become a pathway to opportunity. By pooling resources and supporting one another, they are expanding production, securing markets and earning a steady income despite the challenges posed by changing weather patterns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorick Demattos said his passion for farming brought him back to Guyana, where he is now building a future through agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“So it is something that I love I got a passion for it I have being living in the U.S and I migrate back here to deal with this because I love it,” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shevin Douglas says demand for his produce remains strong, allowing him to supply shops consistently throughout the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is nice that yall coming to visit us here so that things can be a little bit better on our behalf and me personally too I love this.Well the market is wonderful I don\u2019t get problem with the market I supplies all the shops,” hesaid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Burnetta Ann Baker-Murray, the ministry’s visit is about more than recognition, it is giving small farmers a platform to showcase what they have built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I feel that is very nice about the ministry because you know you in a corner by yourself and now they come to expose what you are doing,” she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Mocha Arcadia Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Raeburn Jones, said the cooperative has helped restore agriculture in the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When we started out, it was mostly service, a fervent push towards agriculture again within the community because in times of old this was one of the highest producing areas in terms of agriculture,” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Co-ops Week is being observed from June 28 to July 4 under the theme “Cooperatives for a Peaceful World,” highlighting the role cooperatives continue to play in building stronger communities and a more resilient economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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