IFAD is continuing a long-term investment in rural communities and around 30,000 Amerindians are experiencing positive outcomes from project services in areas like poultry farms and agro-processing.
In a press release yesterday, the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said it is contributing to rural development and social innovation in Guyana’s hinterland.
Speaking during the opening session of the Agri-Investment Forum & Expo, held in Georgetown, Maija Peltola, IFAD’s Country Director in Guyana said the country is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, including flooding and drought, which destroys cassava crops. This, she said, affects the food security of a country where cassava is a centre piece of the Amerindian diet. Overall, access to a healthy diet in Guyana has become more expensive in recent years and surpasses the average costs in Latin America and the Caribbean, she said.
