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)

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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.