In an effort to help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic faced by many Guyanese, the Rural Affairs Secretariat of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has launched an initiative to get persons to start their own kitchen gardens.
According to a MoA release yesterday, this initiative, which is part of the Ministry’s Rural Entrepreneurial Agricultural Project (REAP), aims to provide nutritional balance to families and a deterrence from toxic chemical use when maintaining healthy immune systems is priority.
De facto Minister within the MoA with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Valerie Adams-Yearwood, is encouraging persons to start their kitchen gardens, and stated that the Ministry intends to assist persons with their efforts.
