The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Region Four Health Department, on Monday launched the Guyana Re-aligning Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health (‘GRAIN-H’) programme.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, the programme, which was launched at the Herdmanston Lodge, was developed to help improve the physical, psychosocial, and cultural health status of residents in Region Four – Demerara-Mahaica, through the use of sustainable domestic agricultural practices.
Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Valerie Adams-Yearwood, in delivering the keynote address at the opening, said that the Ministry welcomed the convergence of ideas to address the objectives of the agriculture and health sectors.
