Some 100 breeding animals were distributed to livestock farmers from across the country at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara last Friday.
The exercise, which is a part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Breed Enhancement Programme to develop the livestock industry, saw Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud spearheading the distribution.
Persaud said the distribution exercise was part of government’s effort to promote greater efficiency in this sector, with the goal of greater production and productivity to tap into the growing regional and international markets. “We are the