US$1.175M Japanese grant to grow hydroponic farming

Partners of the Americas (Guyana) President Myrtle Richards

The second phase of an extensive local agricultural project aimed at popularising shade house farming technology in communities across the country is likely to kick off by March 2013, following the injection of a US$1.175 million grant from the Japanese Government, Head of the Partners of the Americas (Guyana) Project Myrtle Richards said.

Richards told Stabroek Business that the Japanese grant, which will be administered by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) will be a