The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), recently handed over $3M worth of fencing material to members of the Yakusari Cattle Association Corporation so that they can develop secure pastures.
The materials were officially handed over on Saturday last and will be used to upgrade approximately 1,500 acres of farmland in Black Bush Polder that have been designated for cattle grazing. The materials consisted of fifty (50) 500-meter rolls of wire and 1,200 wallaba posts and will benefit approximately 200 cattle farmers and 3,000 heads of cattle.
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha handed over the materials while in Berbice for a series of meetings with farmers.
During the exercise which took place at the Number 36 Village Primary School on the Corentyne Coast, Minister Mustapha told farmers that the Ministry of Agriculture has been working with other cattle farmers to develop their pastures.
He said this assistance is in alignment with the government’s aim to improve the environment for increased livestock production which can be supplied to the oil and gas market.
Guyana Standard understands that the farmers thanked the minister for the materials and noted that it would also help to improve the relationship with rice farmers in the area as the animals will now be restricted to a secure area for grazing.
