The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission is working to make 1,700 acres of land available to residents of Mocha/Arcadia and before the end of the year they would be issuing 50-year leases, Commissioner Trevor Benn announced on Sunday.
During a community outreach at Mocha/Arcadia Community Centre Ground, Benn said some 320 lots would be made available for housing and agricultural purposes, while 58 larger plots of land would be made available to residents who are strictly involved in agriculture.
“We are going to make one-acre lands available to the residents so that you can live and farm. We want to bring that spirit back and that was a mandate given to me by the president,” he said.