Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday donated planting materials and broiler chicks to the Agriculture Science Department of the North Georgetown Secondary School.
A release from the ministry said that the donation was made after the head of the agriculture science department wrote to the ministry requesting assistance with materials for students who are preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination in 2022 and 2023.
“When I received the request from the school, I was delighted to know that the school was involved in agriculture. Quite often, youths believe that agriculture is a minimal job that is only for the mature population. I am happy that the students and teachers are interested in developing the school’s agriculture department and I am optimistic that the interest displayed by the students and teacher will allow them to excel and move on to further develop the sector in this country. Here in Guyana every day our agriculture sector is expanding and, as a government, we are putting more resources so that development can continue to take place,” Mustapha said.