The Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) with Planet One Agro Ventures Limited for the development of several integrated farm services centres across Guyana.
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, who signed the MOU on behalf of the government, said that the agreement, to some extent, makes way for a more modernised sector.
“This entails the designing, building, and or construction of industrial standards infrastructure to host processing units, specialized agriculture and laboratories for agriculture research and development among other things. They will also look at the procurement and supply of farm mechanization tools and equipment, crop productivity equipment which includes equipment for soil laboratories, as well as equipment for bio laboratories for biofertilizer and pesticide equipment for ITC laboratories,” he explained in a release from the Ministry of Agriculture.