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Guyana farms moving towards mechanisation
Students from the three private schools are seen with Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, and Head of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation, Neezam Hassan, yesterday at the Ministry of Agriculture. Also in picture are teachers from the various schools.
Many of the new farms that have been set up in Guyana are quickly moving towards mechanization, and it is the hope of Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud that the country’s education system directs the future professionals in this particular direction.
Persaud added yesterday that, when people think of agriculture, they must automatically think of food production.
The Agriculture Minister was at the time addressing students from three private schools — Schools of the Nations, Institute of Business Education and Marian Academy — that received donations of planting materials from his ministry in an effort to boost agriculture science within those private learning institutions.
Often, Persaud said, people see agriculture in a narrow sense ‘at a farm state,’ but in reality it is much more than a field of plants.
“Farming today has been revolutionized; there is a lot of mechanization, and it requires a lot more training to do simple aspects of farming activities.”
He added that it is noteworthy to see the interest by the private schools in the national effort to grow more food.
“As you may know, we have a very active collaboration with the Ministry of Education, with the schools in the public system; and many of those schools are getting involved in agriculture science, not only in the theory, but moreso in the practical aspect of it.”
He added that there are a growing number of private schools as part of the country’s education system, and it is important that the private schools get involved in the national effort, since those students will also be exposed to many career opportunities within agriculture and the food production sector.
The minister added that his ministry will support the agriculture programmes in the private schools, all of which will be exposed to the new technology and techniques that are being engineered in the public schools.
Head of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation, (GMC), Neezam Hassan, told the students that whilst agriculture has played a very important part in the economy of Guyana, the donations yesterday represent a means of supporting the education of students.
“…We want to have a more educated agriculturalist, and I hope that the information provided in the Farmer’s Manual and seeds provided are put into productive use.”
Apart from farmer’s manuals and seeds, the schools also received spray cans.
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