East Coast Demerara : Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud spearheaded the distribution of approximately 100 breeding animals, part of the Ministry’s Breed Enhancement Programme to development the livestock industry.
The ceremony yesterday which saw the participation of scores of livestock farmers from across the country, was held on the lawns of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
Minister Persaud said that the ongoing exercise is part of Government’s effort to promote greater efficiency in the livestock sector, with the aim of boosting production and productivity to tap into the growing regional and international markets.
“We are the only country within CARICOM that can be considered sufficient in this regard. But we now have to move to the next level and in doing so require us to make that transformation and changes that we are going through.”
Minister Persaud is however, adamant that with the implementation of hydropower processing can be done, since the market returns would be greater than that of raw and unprocessed meat products.
As significant investments continue to be made to ensure that advanced technologies are implemented within the agriculture sector, the ‘Animal Health Bill’ will be presented to the National Assembly shortly.
“Our goal is to have livestock at the level that we have rice and sugar in terms of income and its contribution to national development and opportunities to our people and that is where we are heading in the long term, Minister Persaud lamented.
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