US specialist due here for ‘hands on’ exercises in Container Farming

The practice of cultivating fruits and vegetables in pots and discarded containers has long been a fringe pursuit in Guyana’s broader agricultural sector, particularly among small scale urban growers keen to grow at least a modest quantity of the food that they produce.

Stabroek Business has learnt that the latest initiative in the Partners of the Americas Farmer to Farmer programme under which US farmers with specialist skills provide voluntary service to farming communities here will see a two -week    visit by University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service Container Farming Expert,