On Wednesday, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Guyana School of Agriculture through an effort between the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its Empowering Women and Youth through the Mainstreaming of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies programme at its Mon Repos Campus.
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha while offering remarks said the project should be seen as more than just a structure as it represents a symbol of empowerment, opportunity, and progress. According to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture, he also said it provides a platform for women and youth to not only gain valuable skills and knowledge in climate-smart agricultural technologies but also to become agents of change.
