$1.8B in contracts inked to develop Agriculture sector.

The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the signing of six contracts totaling some $1,793,905,190 to further develop the sector.

The ministry’s Agriculture Sector Development Unit signed a contract with General Engineering Supplies and Services Inc, close to a sum of $1.3B for the rehabilitation of the Liliendaal and Ogle Drainage Catchment areas in Region Four.

This is part of the ministry’s Flood Risk Management Project. This was made possible through financing from the World Bank.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) also signed a contract with AGROSOL totaling some $$185 million for the construction of 100 tunnel houses.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) also signed agreements for the construction of a drainage structure at Palmyra and a revetment along the Lamaha Canal in Georgetown.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha in his remarks noted that the projects to be executed will be from part of the government’s overall development agenda for the sector.

He expressed gratitude to the World Bank for their continued support of national efforts to reduce flooding in low-lying areas in Guyana.