Guyana will import another 50,000 high-yielding coconut plants from Costa Rica to further advance its industry, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
This was revealed by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha last week during an outreach to residents of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, and Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara.
“We have another 50,000 high-yielding coconuts coming from Costa Rica. We are helping farmers to get these varieties so that they can increase and improve their coconut variety,” the minister stated.
He said that every farmer will receive coconuts to resuscitate the country’s industry.
Additionally, the government has since brought another variety of high-yielding coconut known as the Brazilian Green Dwarf. Close to 60,000 have been brought into the country to date.
According to the minister, the coconut from Bazil produces between 500 to 700 milliliters of water. This is almost double Guyana’s coconut which holds 300 milliliters of water, DPI said.
