Ebini Agriculture Station access road to be rehabilitated

The Agriculture Ministry’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is currently tendering for the rehabilitation of the access road to the Ebini Agriculture Station.
The repairs, along with the construction of three timber bridges and the installation of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe culverts, will cost an estimated .8 million, according to the Government Information Agency (GINA).
“These projects are in keeping with Government’s programme for agricultural diversification, and will not only create greater easier access to the site, but also boost production and commercial activities in the area,” GINA said in its release.
“A Brazilian firm, New Frontier Agriculture Incorporated (NFAI) will be commencing a large-scale commercial production of soybean in Ebini, shortly. [National Agriculture Research & Extension Institute] NAREI has begun preparatory works to facilitate this investment,” GINA noted.
NAREI Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Oudho Homenauth stated: “Our focus at Ebini would be the development of a nursery, which will happen I suspect before the middle of the year… we have to go through the process of advertising and so on. We will also be expanding our orchard; that will be further increased by at least 10 acres.”
It was noted that this investment is expected to “significantly reduce” the amount of foreign currency expended on soybean (used in the production of animal feed) since it will be available locally. Guyana imports approximately 30,000 tonnes of animal feed per year.