Farmers’ field school promotes crop diversification – sweet potato, cassava, pumpkin targeted

The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is encouraging farmers to engage in nontraditional crop production as it continues to promote its Agricultural Diversification Project (ADP) across the regions. NAREI recently took its farmers’ field school to cassava and sweet potato farmers in Parika, East Bank…

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Sweet potato touted as major crop for diversification

The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is encouraging farmers to practice sweet potato production. This is in line with its Agricultural Diversification Project (ADP), which is aimed at promoting the cultivation and production of non-traditional crops. While there are several varieties, in Guyana four cultivars…

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