Guyana farmlands to be allocated to Barbados youth for food production

President Irfaan Ali helps Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to cut the ceremonial ribbon in front of the Guyana pavilion to declare open the Barbados Agriculture Festival. The ceremony was witnessed by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha and members of Guyana’s private sector (GMSA photo)

President Irfaan Ali has said he and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley are convinced that once they can show the results of their food security partnership, it can be replicated all across the region to create a win-win scenario.

Addressing Barbadians, Guyanese exhibitors, and other invitees, at the Barbados Agro Fest on Friday, Ali, while delivering the keynote address, emphasised the importance of agriculture as being at the centre of regional development, while acknowledging the initiatives Guyana and Barbados have embarked on to ensure their food security standing.