Guyana on track for 25% cut in food import bill – Mustapha

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha (second from right) at the Agri-investment Forum & Expo

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday declared that last week’s 2023 Agri-Investment forum and expo was a major success and said that Guyana is on the verge of achieving its 2025 agenda of reducing the food import bill by 25%.

He spoke at a press briefing at the Ministry of Agriculture, Regent Street, Georgetown where he underscored that Guyana will become the first country in Caricom and Latin America to cultivate bio-fortified rice.

According to him this new development is significant as the nation leads the way in the region and in Latin America.