Exxon and partners funding $120M hinterland poultry project

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) – a 10-year project by ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners – has funded a Hinterland Poultry Project valued at more than $120 million (US$608,000) to boost poultry production in the hinterland regions. The initiative, also called the ‘EggSandwich Project,’ is the first regional socioeconomic project to be funded by the $20 billion GGI. In photo, ExxonMobil Guyana’s President Alistair Routledge and The Consultancy Group’s Cladia Van Sluytman sign the agreement for the poultry project in Region Nine. See more on page 15. (ExxonMobil Guyana photo)
The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) – a 10-year project by ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners – has funded a Hinterland Poultry Project valued at more than $120 million (US$608,000) to boost poultry production in the hinterland regions. The initiative, also called the ‘EggSandwich Project,’ is the first regional socioeconomic project to be funded by the $20 billion GGI. In photo, ExxonMobil Guyana’s President Alistair Routledge and The Consultancy Group’s Cladia Van Sluytman sign the agreement for the poultry project in Region Nine. See more on page 15. (ExxonMobil Guyana photo)

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) – a 10-year project by ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners – has funded a Hinterland Poultry Project valued at more than $120 million (US$608,000) to boost poultry production in the hinterland regions.

The initiative, also called the ‘EggSandwich Project,’ is the first regional socioeconomic project to be funded by the $20 billion GGI.

A release from ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limit-ed said the project is focused on enabling hinterland residents to raise their local poultry capacity in hopes of enhancing consumer access to high quality local poultry products and supporting economic independence.