Agriculture
Over 90 trained in advancing climate-smart agriculture in Guyana
Press Release: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), successfully conducted a series of training sessions on Integrated Crop Production Management and Digital Sensor Systems under Protected Cultivation. The training commenced at the Mangrove Centre...
Guyana strengthening disease surveillance, veterinary systems to secure livestock sector
Disease surveillance and veterinary services are being prioritised as Guyana ramps up its efforts to produce high quality livestock and...
Another record-breaking rice harvest as production surpasses 800,000 tonnes
Guyana’s rice industry is on track to achieve another historic year, with production already surpassing the 800,000-tonne mark before the...
Rice milk, coconut jelly ice-cream among new products developed by GSA graduates
Scores of students graduated from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) on Tuesday and the school’s principal, Gavindra Ramnarain highlighted...
Balancing oil wealth and agriculture for economic growth; Berbice Expo & Trade Fair 2024 opens
The Berbice Expo and Trade Fair 2024 officially opened Friday night at the Welfare Ground in East Canje Berbice, with...
In innovative push, GSA students make bread from rice, sweet potato
As Guyana continues to work on reducing its food import bill, students at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) introduced...
‘Miscommunication’ led to Blairmont sugar workers’ strike, issue resolved – Agri. Minister
A day after sugar workers at the Blairmont Sugar Estate, West Coast Berbice, staged a strike, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar...
World Food Day 2024: Mustapha calls for action on food security
During the World Food Day exhibition at the Bourda Cricket Ground in Georgetown, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha emphasised that...
New GRDB 18 rice variety launched
GRDB 18 – a new long grain high yielding variety of rice – was released for commercial cultivation in the...
Training of Trainers: Food Handling and Safety for Workers of the Seabob Value Chain
Last week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism...
Agri. Minister hands over roughly $127M in heavy-duty machinery to MMA, Reg. 6 officials
Farmers and residents from areas within the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Scheme, West Coast Berbice as well...
Engines for drainage pumps highlighted in Auditor General’s report were purchased by APNU/AFC
See below the full release from the Ministry of Agriculture: On Friday, APNU+AFC MP, Sherod Duncan attempted to take a...
Belle Vue Pump Station still within contractual period – NDIA
See below the full release issued by the NDIA: The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) wishes to address and...
Gov’t to transform 40,000 acres into productive farmland in Upper Corentyne
A meeting held on Tuesday at the Classic International Hotel Conference Hall saw Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister...
$100M soil chemical services laboratory commissioned
A state-of-the-art soil chemical services laboratory was commissioned on Monday at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Mon...
New Agriculture Information System to transform local agri sector
The Agriculture Information System (AIS) was launched on Monday, marking a pivotal shift in improving the sector through technology. Agriculture...
From Driver to Farmer: Nabaclis man embraces farming as the way forward
Kenrick Wickham, 34, from Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, began farming seven years ago and believes it is the ultimate path...
Guyana could spend US$40M less on imported food next year
The country’s booming agriculture sector, described by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha as the backbone of the economy, has been...
President wants ‘major facility’ for eggs, chicken production in each region
President Dr. Irfaan Ali said the government hopes to establish a major agricultural facility in each administrative region that would...
$261M pump station commissioned at Cozier
A $261 million pump station has been commissioned in Cozier, Lower Pomeroon, Region Two, bringing improved drainage and irrigation to...
Upcoming Berbice Expo to focus on oil, gas & agriculture
Launched under the theme “Innovation in Oil, Gas & Agriculture for a sustainable future”, the 18th Berbice Expo & Trade...
