Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service yesterday signed, on behalf of the Government of Guyana, a US$18 million financing agreement with the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), to kickstart the Agricultural and Infrastructural Development Programme (AIDP) which will see over 4,300 farmers across the ten regions of Guyana benefitting, with forty percent of the beneficiaries being women and youth.
Signing on behalf of the CDF was its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rodinald Soomer.
During remarks, Dr. Singh thanked the CDF for its support over the years and noted that Guyana is proud to be a founding member of the CDF and to have benefited from the Fund’s activities over the years.
Minister Singh also highlighted that this project by the CDF is in a sector that is extremely important, and it aligns closely with the Government’s national development priorities, and with the regional agenda on food security.
The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Finance in the presence of representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance. The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture under the leadership of Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha.
