As the government continues to implement its plan to meet the goal of reducing the country’s food imports by 25% by 2025, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday detailed twenty ongoing projects which he said will boost food security and reduce imports.
Mustapha celebrated World Food Day at the Albion Sports Complex where the Berbice Expo and Trade Fair is currently being held. Guyana is the lead player in the CARICOM initiative to reduce food imports by 25% by 2025. The country is however still to produce a specific plan outlining which imports will be reduced and by how much.
The Minister stressed that the government is working on creating an enabling environment for sustainable food systems, ensuring intergenerational equity, and encouraging the strengthening of local food production and consumption.