{"id":32721,"date":"2026-10-27T19:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T23:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=32721"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T23:15:45","slug":"rice-duck-initiative-targets-increased-income-for-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/rice-duck-initiative-targets-increased-income-for-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice-Duck Initiative targets\u00a0increased income for farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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–\u00a0by Celestine Chacon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government is looking to increase farmers\u2019 income through a newly launched rice-duck integrated farming initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme, officially rolled out on Tuesday, is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Guyana Rice Development Board.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rice-Duck Initiative targets\u00a0increased income for farmers <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha is encouragingfarmers to diversify their operations by dedicating portions of their land to other agricultural activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He highlighted the potential of raising about 100 ducks on one acre of rice land, giving farmers another way to earn moneyrather than relying solely on rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis concept offers our farmers an opportunity to diversify their income. It also allows farmers to make better use of their land and improve the overall profitability of their operations,\u201d he said.
Mustapha\u00a0says the initiative, inspired by President Irfaan Ali\u2019s push for integrated farming, forms part of a wider strategy that includes rice-fish farming, coconut cultivation and high-value crop production.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Minister of Agriculture,\u00a0Zulfikar\u00a0Mustapha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe that agriculture will shape Guyana’s future for time to come. It can have all the natural resources in the world, all the oil and gas, bauxite, gold, diamond, timber, but if we don’t have food how we will survive. And that will shape our destiny. Agriculture will shape our destiny<\/strong>,\u201d he added.
He also\u00a0urged\u00a0the relevant\u00a0agencies to\u00a0expand the\u00a0initiative beyond the research stage and introduce it to farmers in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Minister said efforts are also underway to develop local coconut varieties, reducing the need to import planting material from Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that Hope Coconut Estate, NAREI and NDIA are working together to establish a 50-acre coconut nursery to produce high-yielding coconut varieties locally.<\/p>\n\n\n

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