By Sherrica Thompson
Staff Writer
#Guyana, February 7, 2023 – In an effort to advance the region’s food security strategy, Guyana will be working with India to create a regional agri-tech campus to support the food hub in the region.
The announcement was made by President Irfaan Ali during his recent address at the 74th anniversary of the Republic of India, hosted by the Indian High Commission in Guyana.
Dr. Ali maintained that the discussions with Bangalore Bio-Innovation Centre will help to build Guyana’s agriculture sector with an ecosystem that includes a regional food hub.
President Ali noted that over the next few months, there will be a plethora of measures aimed at creating a new ecosystem centred around agriculture, which will focus on high-value, new areas and innovation. He added that technological innovation plays an integral role in nation-building.
The head of state underscored that Guyana is building a food production and agriculture system on a platform that will make it competitive and resilient to operate in an economy in 2023 and beyond.
The president also noted that his administration will continue to position Guyana to be a strong, responsible leader, regionally and internationally, on the environment, climate, energy, and food security, among other areas.
“We must find strategic partners bilaterally, to work with us on a government-to-government relationship, and basis to advance the energy sector. This is a policy position of the government. I am very pleased with the discussions we had at the highest level in India. And their overall deep interests in being a part of the entire ecosystem of our energy sector,” President Ali said.
