Very soon the output from the Mazaruni Prison Farm will make the country proud.
So says Dr Simpson Da Silva, Chairman of the newly appointed Guyana Prison Service (GPS) Agriculture Development Board, GINA said.
Da Silva said that the first intention is have the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven become self-sufficient and then excess produce will be sent to other locations. This will result in an “Integrated Farming System” with animal and plant waste being recycled and used for fertilisers.
The Board Chairman said that they have already visited the Mazaruni Prison farm and made several recommendations to improve some of the management practices. Some of these include changes to the pens for cows and pigs.
“We are going to double sheep production. We’ll do the same for cows because the potential is there. We will also introduce apiculture (bee rearing) because the diversity in that area is awesome”, he said.
Da Silva recalled that as an agricultural officer in the 1970s, the Prison Service always highlighted their produce at exhibitions across Guyana.
“The best cows, the best sheep, the best pigs, goats, the best products used to come from the Guyana Prison Service, but unfortunately that is not the case now,” he said. The intention, he added, is to bring back a sense of excellence to the GPS’ agenda.
