Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha says that the agri sector is about to “take off” with this year’s budgetary allocation of $22.6B, which he vowed will see the country being the “bread basket” of the Caribbean and the agriculture “powerhouse” of the hemisphere.
Mustapha was at the time concluding his 35-minute presentation on the second day of the 2021 budget debate yesterday during which he highlighted the plans for the sector within the next year.
“Budget 2021 builds on what was put forward in the 2020 emergency budget and provides the catalyst for the revitalization of the agriculture sector and lays the groundwork for the reclamation of Guyana as the bread basket of the Caribbean and the Agriculture powerhouse of this part of the hemisphere,” Mustapha told the House.
