NAREI’s Open Day promotes sustainable agricultural practices

A spectator and her daughter viewing one of the model farms at NAREI’s Open Day.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), on Friday hosted an Open Day as part of the Agriculture Month celebrations.

The exhibits and models that were on display at the event, which saw an influx of students from schools in and out of Georgetown, were all in line with this year’s theme for Agriculture month, ‘Shaping Agriculture for a Green Economy’.

Various departments within the institute had on display for patrons, projects they would have undertaken to move Guyana towards becoming a greener country. These ranged from the use of bioenergy to sustainable pest and disease management and mangrove restoration.