Guyana is expanding onion production ahead of what it expects to be its first large-scale harvest, with 300 acres currently under cultivation. The plan follows a successful pilot project in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), and Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says the first major harvest is expected by the end of this year.
Both outlets report that the initiative is intended to help cut the country’s import bill for onions. They also frame the move as part of a broader push to scale up local agriculture after the pilot demonstrated the crop could be grown in the region. The reports cite the minister speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event on Friday.
While both accounts share the same core details—acreage, region, the pilot project background, and the end-of-year timeline—neither provides additional figures on expected yields, costs, or import levels, nor does it describe any specific distribution or market plan for the harvest.
