Renewed interest in oil palm investment here

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder (third from right) and CEO of NAREI, Oudho Homenauth (second from right) are seen here with the prospective investors. (Ministry of Agriculture photo)

A group of investors are eying Guyana’s lands to invest in oil palm cultivation.

A release from the Ministry of Agriculture said that on Friday,  a team of investors from Agro Atlantic (Guyana) Inc called on Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder  to discuss the prospects of Oil Palm cultivation in Guyana.

The Minister was accompanied by Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Dr. Oudho Homenauth.

According to the release, the investors