AIEP hydroponic farm at Fort Wellington to become operational soon
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha and a team from ExxonMobil Guyana have recently visited the site where the hydroponic farm of the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP) is being constructed at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice.
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha and officials of ExxonMobil being briefed on the project
Declaring that this facility forms part of Government’s efforts to reduce the regional food import bill, produce quality high-value crops, and have more young people involved in agriculture, Minister Mustapha has said the Fort Wellington facility is expected to become fully operational in another two months, and that construction of the other two facilities is on schedule to commence in the coming week.
During last year’s Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, President Dr Irfaan Ali and officials from ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners: Hess Corporation and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited, launched the AIEP Hydroponic Project, in which is invested US$4.5 million for the construction of hydroponic farms in Regions Two, Five, and 10.
These three projects would empower over 1000 youths to advance their experience in sustainable agribusinesses.
