Press Release – Agri. Minister discusses areas for development with Moroccan Ambassador

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, earlier today, met with His Excellency, Ambassador M. Mostapha Mouahhidi, from the Kingdom of Morocco.

During the meeting, the two discussed new areas for collaboration to further develop Guyana’s agriculture sector.

Minister Mustapha said opportunities for investments in fertilizer production and transfer of technology were two of the main areas discussed.

“Like Guyana, Morocco’s agriculture sector employs a very large percentage of its population. As a developing country and the renewed interest, we are seeing in the agriculture sector, it would serve our country well to collaborate in order to develop our sector. We are open to having specialists come to Guyana and work with our technical officers and farmers to improve the way we do agriculture in Guyana.

Minister Mustapha said that the Government has begun the ground work by improving the drainage and irrigation infrastructure in several areas across the country.

He also pointed out a number of other measures taken to propel the sector, highlighting, “the reduction of fees and removal of taxes from agricultural inputs. These collaborations with international partners will further encourage an enabling environment for agriculture in Guyana to develop and reach its full potential.”