GUYANA'S AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 219,969 sq km
Land Area: 196,849 sq km
Water Area: 18,120 sq km
Climate Description: Guyana has a tropical climate: hot and humid. Variations in its weather include two rainy seasons, and the weather is regulated by northeast trade winds.
Terrain Description: Guyana has three major geographical zones: savanna, coastal plain, and highlands. Its terrain is mostly highlands, but savannas are found in the south.
Arable Land Use: 2.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.1%
Irrigated Land: 1,430 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 241 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.64 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 2,222 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: flash flood threat during rainy seasons
Environmental Current Issues: water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals, deforestation
Total Labor Force: 313,800
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: NA
Agricultural Products Description: sugarcane, rice, edible oils, beef, poultry, pork, shrimp, fish
Land Area: 196,849 sq km
Water Area: 18,120 sq km
Climate Description: Guyana has a tropical climate: hot and humid. Variations in its weather include two rainy seasons, and the weather is regulated by northeast trade winds.
Terrain Description: Guyana has three major geographical zones: savanna, coastal plain, and highlands. Its terrain is mostly highlands, but savannas are found in the south.
Arable Land Use: 2.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.1%
Irrigated Land: 1,430 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 241 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.64 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 2,222 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: flash flood threat during rainy seasons
Environmental Current Issues: water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals, deforestation
Total Labor Force: 313,800
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: NA
Agricultural Products Description: sugarcane, rice, edible oils, beef, poultry, pork, shrimp, fish
The Agriculture Minister of Guyana has declared that he is hopeful that new rice markets will open soon. Rice is a major agricultural export of Guyana.
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Farmers in rural areas of Guyana got pigs, among other livestock, during Agriculture Month to boost their farms.
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