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Mahaicony riverain community gets livestock, farming advice
The community of Moraikobai, in the Mahaicony River, was given a huge boost Saturday, after a large quantity of supplies and livestock was handed over to that area.
As part of the planned activities for Agriculture Month, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud and a team which included Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Nigel Dharamlall and Jamaican Minister of Commerce, Michael Stern, visited the community where it was pointed out that much work is being done to capture the demand on the market.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud checking out the display of agricultural products by residents of Moraikobai.
A technical team that included personnel from the Ministry and Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) also visited Moraikobai to sensitise villagers on the use of pesticides and proper farming and livestock practices.
Minister Persaud pointed out that emphasis is also on rice production, noting that the Ministry has embarked on a massive agriculture diversification project. He gave assurance that the community will get the required support.
A quantity of livestock was also handed over to the community. According to Persaud, it is a means through which the community can be accelerated and improved, but there is a need to ensure there is compliance with the recommendations of the GFC to prevent disruption of activities.
He implored the farmers to make use of the new state-of-the-art computer laboratory to access information on farming practices and other key areas.
Meanwhile, Dharamlall noted that the Database Management Information System was launched recently to have the Amerindian communities fully integrated into all the services of the ministry and to capture all issues, regardless of what they are.
He noted that all Amerindian villages are considered vulnerable and as such there was a need to have several developmental plans for livelihood and enterprise.
Jamaican’s Minister Stern pointed out that there is no other country that gives such priority to its indigenous population, and he encouraged the residents to make themselves economically sustainable, noting that Jamaicans are going through the same struggles.
Villagers raised a number of issues including an access road that leads from Linden to Moraikobai.
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