Guyana’s Ministry of Agriculture is currently putting safe and adequate transportation mechanisms in place for the import of 1000 Barbados black belly sheep expected to land here within two months.
Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said Guyana and Barbados have advanced talks on the initiative.
“We will try to get sufficient transportation to bring 1000 of the animals to Guyana. I can’t give a time stamp, but I am hoping that very shortly, within a month or two they can be available to Guyana,” he said.
Mustapha said Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley has instructed her Minister of Agriculture and his team to ensure that the small ruminant animals are sent at the earliest.
Guyana’s President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali recently launched the Black Belly Sheep Project in Mahaica-Berbice, as his administration moves to intensify Guyana’s agriculture programme.
