Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says that his “20/20 vision” for agriculture would promote areas for development and the Grow More Food campaign would be a part of this vision.
In a recent interview with Stabroek News, he said Phase Two of the Grow More Food campaign is addressing the issue of food importation and moving away from agriculture at a subsistence level to entrepreneurial activity for financial gain. Ramsammy cited the contemplation of growing Irish potato as an example. “There is absolutely no doubt that it can be done here. Areas have been identified in Regions Seven, Eight and One but what is keeping it back is the study on feasibility of transporting the goods to compete with importation prices,” he said.
The minister said a feasibility study is ongoing. Bringing produce over the terrain in some regions is expensive, he noted so they have to look at the transport of goods because while the
