Gov’t investing in youth to drive agri production – Ramsammy

Melissa Retemiah, left, receives the Chairman’s Prize from Lolita Baksh, wife of Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, Ali Baksh, at the 48th convocation ceremony of the Guyana School of Agriculture.

Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy says government recognises the impact agriculture has on the economy and continues to invest in training that will ensure young people become the drivers of growth in this sector.

In his keynote address, to a batch of 111 students who graduated from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) on Wednesday, the minister said agriculture is one of the key sectors that have boosted Guyana to a middle income country with the potential to move to a higher middle income status. However,