Guyana’s policy is to produce more food without putting pressure on its forests

-Mustapha tells FAO conference Water management and reducing post-harvest losses are critical to advancing agricultural development in Guyana and given the fact that agricultural lands are located on a low coastal plain, effective drainage and irrigation systems are essential, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha told a ministerial roundtable on Policy Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture and Forest Management for Climate-Resilient Development. The article Guyana’s policy is to produce more food without putting pressure on its forests appeared first on Stabroek News.


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