Comments on: N&M model farm could lead to big agri drive

By: Brandon Samaroo (End the PPP Dictatorship Now!)

Brandon Samaroo (End the PPP Dictatorship Now!) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:24:36 +0000

I say joe keep it up, after years at watching this government squander every opportunity left right and center there is a valid reason for the negativity.

By: ALEX FRENCH

ALEX FRENCH — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:05:32 +0000

JOE, take it easy, although you make some good points,… you spoil them by the negativity,… .. in Agric. . demonstration plots are always, a welcome input… and don’t underate our farmers, we are long past the stage where your bamboo suggestion is, relevant… that is for HAITI AND congo etc and cambodia ..Myamar our guys are well aware and can access polythene tubing etc…. .. .the biggest headache and economic consideration would be informed selection of crops cum markets… why is every effort condemned outright by so many of you exiles… who seem to know very little of the dynamics of the country you’re speaking about…sorry if i sound rude.. don’t really mean to… keep writing..

By: Dandy Andy

Dandy Andy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:59:39 +0000

SN needs to find out from Banks DIH what happend to their grand diversification plan to start an agrilculture project in Anna Regina, Essequibo that would have included agri-processing, pakaging, storage and shipping. We need major agriculture-based projects, not kitchen gardens. Think big, people! Think big! The PPP is more interested in ideology and power than developing Guyana along pragmatic lines.

By: Brandon Samaroo

Brandon Samaroo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:32:31 +0000

Thats right jagdeo and crew, private sector knows how to run businesses this is what we need to do open up Guyana to more foreign investors and get out of the business of running guysucko.

By: rose

rose — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:38:46 +0000

excellent business neal and massey congradulation

By: Buster

Buster — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:08:24 +0000

Spiro Agnew had it right when he coined the phrase “Nabobs of negativity”.

By: RodRick (Dis is one bias newspaper)

RodRick (Dis is one bias newspaper) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:43:58 +0000

Call this story a promo for Agri in Guyana.
Those overseas based Guyana who got lil extra money should rush down to Guyana and invest in planting wirry- wirry and bird pepper; forget cheap stocks and real estate; planting pepper is where the money is at!!!!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:02:52 +0000

Not only that my friend, but health practitioners and scientists are saying that coconut oil is the way to go.

What happened was that during world war 11 the USA was unable to get reliable supplies of coconut oil from the Pacific so they made oil from other sources and with their fancy ads and deliberate lies they made all these health claims about their hydrogenated carcinogenic oil products and discredited coconut oil as being a villain in cholesterol clogging of the arteries.

Take for instance Canola oil, it is cheap oil made for the lubrication of engine parts and comes from the rapeseed. Canola is the acronym for Canadian Oil Company but there again they are hyping Canola oil at the latest low fat cooking oil.There is no such thing as Canola oil.

Health practitioners are saying that coconut oil is the only oil that can be heated to very high cooking temperatures without changing into carcinogenic by products.

They are killing us with their fancy foods and expensive drugs. It is a hand in glove racket between the food and drug industries.

I have basically boiled down my eating habits to Dholl, rice and steamed calalloo. No meat or fish products of any kind. I have thrown out all my macho multivitamins and now take Moringa capsules.

I have dusted off my juicer and now live on a lively regimen of fresh fruit juices while includes corilla, garlic, ginger, aloes, carrots, strawberries, apples, etc.

Don’t get me wrong I love fatty meats. Remove the fat and skin from my pork and chicken and I will not eat it. I love a good medium rear steak, but recently I have been coming down with all these stiff joint pains and high blood pressure so I decided to take matters into my own hands and nurse myself back to health. When I feel better I will get back to eating sensibly.

I have full medical coverage but when I show up at the doctors office they stick their needles and fingers all over me then demand their payment and I leave limping and holding my butt. Enough already.

Here I have included an article of all the foods that we take for granted that are slowing poisoning us and how.

Joe.

http://www.rense.com/general86/ppos.htm

By: DG

DG — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:59:51 +0000

I know nothing about farming. But for the average unemployed Guyanese or farmer reading this, this is frustrating to say the least. There is nothing in this for them. This is definitely platinum club membership. The lives of the poor will remain the same.

By: By his deeds shall a man be known

By his deeds shall a man be known — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:37:53 +0000

Greeting to you both; Joe and Borapork. The points made by both you are fully acceptable and realistic. Joe the point you made where you said, “It needs to be innovative farming, packaging, transportation and marketing”. I fully agree with this point one of the main observations i have made is that for example Guyana have vast amounts of coconut trees but you have never seen coconut milk or water in the can processed, packaged, marketed and shipped from Guyana.

By: freespeech

freespeech — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:59:49 +0000

ten acre and $13M for a 5year trial period, get real people.

By: (((:::)))

(((:::))) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:55:02 +0000

Joe…bai like you ent see duh pepper sauce shipment to toronto…..eheheheheheheehe…we need pepper man..we need hot hot pepper to be shipped all over de world….who needs tomatos….pepper sauce is de going thing now…..

By: BORAPORK

BORAPORK — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:40:51 +0000

A good first step to food independence and let’s hope this time no forces of sabotage would rear its ugly head. During the P.N.C. era the vision was there but in a divided nation the only outcome is and was failure. Guyana has since lost at least 23 years and must not repeat the errors of the past. All parties must support self-sufficiency in food. Farmers must receive adequate returns for their labour and agriculture must no longer be seen as the domain of the uneducated and unskilled.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:33:52 +0000

Why are they planting peppers on such a large scale? Anyone in Guyana can grow a pepper tree in a paint pot. They are saying this is a trial phase and they are looking at export potential.

We are producing perishables, Guyana’s trade routes consist of oceans of water. Guyana is an island for all intents and purposes of trade.

They went on to say that Guyanese know about agriculture and know how to plant. I agree. So why are we still at a trial phase? The average farmer who knows about agriculture and knows how to plant has been there done that and are all now living in Richmond Hill Queens.

The reason they gave up their livlihoods and moved abroad was because there was no markets for their produce except Bourda market.

This model and approach is entirely wrong and misleading to any potential investor. It needs to be innovative farming, packaging,transportation and marketing. Any phase without the other considerations will end up in a bust unless you intend to consume your produce all by yourself.

This is not rocket science my friends, this is simple farming economics for dummies. Ask any farmer in Richmond Hill.

Why did they have to send soil samples abroad for testing? Virgin farm soil is all about PH balance nothing else. Soil in the tropics is acid and needs to be conditioned more on the alkaline side for certain types of crops. All this can be done with a simple hand held PH tester that cost 38 bucks.Acid soil can be conditioned with the oil from the Neem tree nut.

The emphasis need to be on agriculture I agree, but not same old, same old traditional agriculture. They need to experiment with hybrid “english” potatoes from Brazil. Tumeric ok, I’ll go along with that. Vetiver grass saplings are selling on EBay for $2.10 US each. It is easy to grow, will solve the soil erosion problem and is a good export plant in terms of price per freight weight.

Large scale farming does not translate to wide scale employment, a few fatcats will profit. The few farmhands employed will continue to struggle with making ends meet and drinking alcohol.

Nothing of what they have demonstrated here so far is unfimiliar to the average farmer, except for their plastic pipe irrigation system. My barrel/ bamboo alternative irrigation system can be set up by any small farmer for a fraction of the cost. It will not win any first prices in ergonomic design but it will get the job done, and if a vandal decides to swipe the apparatus, they can afford to replace it the next day.

Joe.