Agri. Ministry to spend $275M on farm-to-market roads in Regions 3, 4 & 5

Mar 13, 2025 News

Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Agriculture is set to spend approximately $275,597,250 on rehabilitating and constructing a number of farm-to-market roads in Regions Three, Four and Five.

This is according to the Agriculture Ministry who recently issued a tender seeking bids for four road projects. According to the document, the ministry through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is seeking a contractor to undertake the rehabilitation to all-weather-road from Esau and Jacob bridge to Mards Compound at Mahaicony (right bank), Region Five which is estimated to cost $41,802,600.

Also in Region Five, a tender is out for the construction of an all-weather-road from Phase 1 Road to Mora Pump Station at Mahaicony Creek, which is estimated at $31,088,925. In Region Three, contractors are being invited to execute the rehabilitation of the Windsor Forest to Pouderoyen farm-to-market access road, West Coast Demerara for an estimated $117,980,100.

Meanwhile, in Region Four, the ministry will be constructing an all-weather-road at Ann’s Grove Middle Walk, East Coast Demerara for $84,725,575. With $98.7 billion expended last year to support development of the agriculture sector, Senior Minister with the responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh said during the budget presentation that in 2025, $104.6 billion is budgeted “to continue our aggressive investment and support for the sector, recognising how critical food security is for our country and for the CARICOM region more broadly.”

(Agri. Ministry to spend $275M on farm-to-market roads in Regions 3, 4 & 5)

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