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...
Guyana set to produce 3 million pounds of ginger
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that Guyana is on the brink of surpassing its local demand for ginger...
Some 150 exhibitors,100 agro-processors confirmed for Agri Investment Forum
Preparations for the hosting of the Caribbean’s Agri Investment Forum and Expo are “well advanced” and approximately 150 exhibitors in...
Farmers’ market to help ease price hike by middlemen – Mustapha
In a bid to satisfy the needs of farmers and consumers, the Ministry of Agriculture on Sunday organised farmers’ markets...
Rose Hall Sugar Factory recommences grinding of sugar cane
Fulfilling a commitment made, the Rose Hall Sugar Estate has recommenced the grinding of sugarcane. The factory was closed prior...
Trinidad to amend law to remove honey importation restrictions – High Commissioner
Trinidad and Tobago’s legislature will at its next sitting discuss the law that restricts importation of honey into the country...
Guyana has enough water to withstand dry season- Agri. Minister
Guyana is experiencing warmer and drier conditions now, as part of the El Niño period, but Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha...
President Ali to receive agri leadership award today
President Dr Irfaan Ali left for San Jose, Costa Rica this morning (Tuesday) to attend the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation...
Gov’t to open ‘thousands of acres’ of land to grow more corn & soya, high-value crops
There is mounting interest in Guyana’s corn and soya venture and the government plans to open up thousands of acres...
‘Middlemen’ hiking price of eggs, other produce- Mustapha
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha agrees that the prevailing hot weather conditions have affected some farmers, but he believes that there...
$16.4M model farm commissioned at Fort Wellington
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday commissioned a model farm at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice. The farm was established...
‘El Dorado of crops’ – Islamic Bank says after tour of Soya Bean/Corn farm
On Monday a team of officials from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) headed by its President, Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser toured...
Black-eye peas to be cultivated at Kimbia – Minister Mustapha
Guyanese investors will soon commence cultivation of black-eyed beans at Kimbia, Upper Berbice River in Region Ten, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar...
907 rods of drains cleaned to offer improved drainage for Melanie residents
See the full statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture below: On Thursday afternoon, Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha returned...
300 persons to benefit from new $28M agro-processing facility at Charity
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday commissioned a GY $28.3 million agro-processing facility at Charity on the Essequibo Coast in...
Mahaica farmers to get more support from gov’t
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday met with farmers from Cane Grove, Mahaica to discuss how the government can assist...
Cuban specialists coming to develop honey production; 150 Amerindians to undergo agri. training
A team of four specialists from Cuba will be coming to Guyana to help indigenous communities develop and expand honey...
Gov’t to resuscitate coffee industry, develop agri. sector in Indigenous communities
Families in the Indigenous community of Wakapau in Region Two have been growing coffee plants and supplying some local producers....
To remain relevant, Pres. Ali urges trade union body to reassess role in new era of AI, robotics
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Seven years after its last meeting, Guyana’s largest trade union body on Wednesday hosted hundreds of...
