Israelis to push hydroponics in Guyana, help slash food bill

Published 2022년 10월 4일

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An Israeli investor is set to begin a hydroponics project in Guyana, with a focus on cultivating high-value crops such as broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower. The project will involve building more shade houses at Mon Repos, ECD, to integrate hydroponics into production. This investment is expected to help reduce the substantial annual costs incurred from importing these high-value crops.

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Hydroponics is becoming more prominent in Guyana, and now, investors from Israel are hoping to start a new project in Guyana. “We have an investor from Israel who will do some hydroponics on the East Coast (of Demerara),” Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said at the sidelines of an event on Monday, October 3. Mustapha, while engaging reporters, said that the investor is among several others interested in establishing hydroponics farms in Guyana. The Israelis, in particular, will be increasing the number of shade houses used in the production of high-value crops (broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower) at Mon Repos, ECD. In so doing, Mustapha said that they will also integrate hydroponics into production. Importantly, he said this forthcoming investment will focus on the high-value crops prioritized by Guyana because of the hefty costs ...

Source: Hortidaily