The government is collaborating with a team of scientists from the Morocco International Cooperation Agency (AMCI) and its National Agricultural Research Institute (INRA) to speed up the digitisation of soil data.
A team from the two entities was recently in Guyana to present, explore and assess the impact of the Soil Fertility Map Project, according to a press statement by the Ministry of Agriculture. They were expected to meet with officers from the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and NAREI as well as conduct a series of field tests.
Data on soil types, description, crop suitability and chemical data such as organic carbon are a few areas that the governments hopes to digitise.