Grow Guyana Episode 25 🌾 | Cultivating Growth: Farmers, Equipment & Resilience

Guyana’s agricultural sector continues to evolve through community-led farming, investments in agricultural equipment, climate resilience efforts, and support for farmers across the country. From Nablaclis on the East Coast of Demerara to Region 1 and beyond, this episode highlights farmers expanding production, new equipment being deployed, efforts to manage water supplies during El Niño conditions, and the first payouts under Guyana’s rice crop insurance programme. In this episode, we take you across Guyana to highlight: A pilot shade-house project in Nablaclis and plans to expand crop production Farmer Kenrick Wickham’s shade-house and traditional backdam farming operations The potential for locally produced green seasoning and future export opportunities Challenges with accessing farmlands and the infrastructure farmers need New farming implements being distributed to support production in Region 1 $230 million in agricultural equipment being utilised to support farming communities Measures being implemented to maintain water supplies for rice and cash-crop farmers amid El Niño conditions The first rice crop insurance payouts, with US$128,000 accessed by farmers affected by above-normal rainfall The weather outlook and conditions expected to affect farmers in the week ahead. Join us this and every Tuesday at 5 PM on local TV Channel 6, ENet Channel 6, and IgniteTelevision.com. #GrowGuyana #Agriculture #Guyana #FoodSecurity #AgriDevelopment #Farmers #ClimateSmartAgriculture #Nablaclis #Region1 #RiceFarming #CropInsurance #ElNino #AgricultureGuyana