Guyana agriculture ministry urges farmers to prepare for El Niño, assures support

Guyana's Ministry of Agriculture is advising farmers to prepare for potential El Niño conditions, with Minister Zulfikar Mustapha announcing preparedness measures to protect agricultural production. The government is seeking to prevent panic while signaling proactive steps, though specific measures remain unspecified. This matters as El Niño could disrupt food supply and livelihoods in an agriculture-dependent economy.