– as Rupununi region strives to increase food production
A store which features a branded freezer promoting locally grown poultry meat in the region
“Local Meat You Can’t Beat!” is the Rupununi Livestock Producers Association (RLPA) call, as it relaunches its campaign encouraging the Rupununi region’s residents to rear more and eat local because, according to the association, “nothing beats the quality, taste, and value of locally produced meat.”
By supporting our local farmers, you’re helping build food security, boost our local economy, and preserve our traditions, it added.
To spread the word, the association is out and about the communities, offering new bumper stickers for persons to “get on board with the movement.”
The association also gave a heartfelt thank you to the Sustainable Wildlife Management – Programme Guyana for supporting the initiative.
The region has seen renewed efforts in agriculture, from modernising farming of traditional crops to improving livestock farming.
Back in March, a developing project in Aishalton saw the village council securing a project under the Hinterland Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Development (HESAD) programme, to establish a Central Hub for Swine and Poultry Production, as well as training in poultry production.
A Nappi Slaughter facility was recently commissioned with the support of the Greater Guyana Initiative, which joined two others in the region equipped to meet hygienic and ethical standards for local consumption.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the HESAD project is a six-year, USD 11.14 million project funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Guyana.
The aim of the project is to improve small-scale farmers’ access to public services, knowledge and technologies through training and technical assistance in the areas of planning and natural resources management.
The project also aims to improve food security and nutrition through the promotion of crops, fish and forest products that can sustainably improve household diets.
