Drone to aid Region Nine with soil testing

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha (left) handing over the drone to Region Nine REO, Karl Singh (Ministry of Agriculture photo)
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha (left) handing over the drone to Region Nine REO, Karl Singh (Ministry of Agriculture photo)

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Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha over the weekend handed over a Mavic Multispectral drone to the Region Nine Agriculture Department in the North Rupununi Sub-District to assist with soil testing and analyses.

The Ministry of Agriculture in a release yesterday said that farmers from several villages across the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region of Guyana will now benefit from improved agricultural services aimed at boosting and expanding production in the hinterland.