By Abigail Headley
The Rupununi Livestock Producers Association (RLPA), under the Sustainable Management Project (SMP) is currently running an initiative called the ‘Egg Sandwich Project’ in Region 9. The project is funded, at a value of over $120 million (US$608,000), by the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI), a partnership between the Stabroek Block co-venturers ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC and the people of Guyana.
Project Coordinator Ayla Kenyon told Stabroek News that the iniitative is aimed at enabling consumer access to affordable local, high-quality chicken and eggs in the hinterland communities of regions One, Seven, Eight, and Nine.