Agriculture Minister Noel Holder yesterday launched the National Tree Planting Day initiative in the Ministry of Agriculture Boardroom.
“The Government of Guyana has decided as a general policy to promote the development of a Green Economy as such, October 3rd 2015 will be designated as National Tree Planting day to promote a green environment in Guyana. The exercise will be spearheaded by His Excellency Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger,” Holder said, according to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute, Dr. Oudho Homenauth added that while the event will be formally launched on October 3rd in Bartica, Region 7, the Ministry will commence working with schools, NDCs, youth groups and farmers which are also target groups.
The release said that the Ministry of Agriculture is committed to planting 150,000 fruit trees, but hopes to have this increased to 500,000 by the end of 2015.
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown will be planting 1,000 trees within the municipality.
