Guyana’s agriculture Minister Robert Persaud today said that Guyana has achieved target one of the millennium development goal by feeding half the number of people
living in absolute poverty. The minister made this comment addressing a validation workshop for the Caricom Regional Policy for food and nutrition security at the Princess Hotel.
He pointed out that the Government of Guyana’s goal is one where every man, woman and every child will continue to have access to healthy food. For without food security the Government of the day will deprive the citizens the fundamental right to live fulfilling lives for they significantly compromise their ability to reach their full potential as human beings.
Over the last three years, our Region has been confronted with numerous and manifold challenges that have affected the ability to provide the people with physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Persaud said in Guyana there is a drive investing heavily in the Agriculture Sector and moving to transform the sector through diversification as provided for in a Grow More Food campaign.
The Minister said the workshop must focus on the objective of agreeing to key policy actions and programmes to move the Region tangibly towards improved and sustainable food security with the next 5 years, and take these to the relevant organs within CARICOM for approval and subsequent implementation. For regional food security, apart from being an end in itself given its centrality to the people, it is also the foundation of the region’s stability, security and continued prosperity.
