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...
PSC urges farmers to upgrade facilities, increase production with interest rate reduction
See full release from the Private Sector Commission: The Private Sector Commission congratulates the Government of Guyana on the decision...
After gov’t intervention, banks to give cheaper loans to poultry farmers
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced the government’s decision to remove the corporate income tax on income earned by...
As serious dry season unfolds, Guyana assessing how much water it needs to store
Guyana is set to experience a prolonged period of drought this year and President Dr. Irfaan Ali says local authorities...
Teachers being trained how to rear tilapia to help students learn better
Some 40 teachers from the ten administrative regions are being given practical sessions in aquaculture so they can better teach...
‘Real possibility’ of reducing costly food import bill by 2025- President Ali
Caribbean leaders seem to be committed to the task of slashing the region’s hefty US$6 billion annual food import bill...
US pledges millions more to support Caribbean farmers, Guyana-led food plan
By Fareeza Haniff in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago fareeza@newsroom.gy As part of efforts to ensure the Caribbean is...
As CARICOM produces more food, Ali says storage a key concern
By Fareeza Haniff in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago fareeza@newsroom.gy Guyana’s President, Dr Irfaan Ali says that countries in...
Some 6,000 farmers to benefit from US$3M worth of inputs & technical assistance
Some 6,000 farmers from across the Coast are set to benefit from US $3 million worth of inputs and technical...
Guyana’s carbon credits deal: Indigenous communities using funds to boost livelihoods and improve villages
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Indigenous communities across Guyana—more than 200—should receive 15% of the money Guyana makes from selling its...
‘Eating healthy is not just for old people or the sickly’ – President Ali
As Guyana continues to provide leadership on helping the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reduce its expensive food import bill, President Dr....
‘We can’t give up’ – President Ali believes Trinidad will soon address long standing honey issue
Guyana, for several years, has found it difficult exporting its honey into the Caribbean because of transhipment restrictions in Trinidad and...
Delays in resolving honey issue ‘not desirable’ but other resolution options exist- CARICOM official
The longstanding inability of Guyana’s honey producers to use Trinidad and Tobago as a transshipment point for honey exports has...
Guyana’s honey woes with Trinidad not being ignored
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Guyanese honey producers continue to face substantial difficulties exporting locally-made honey into the Caribbean because of...
Gov’t to possibly double productivity in sugar industry & export food directly from Reg. 1
The government believes it can double the productivity in the sugar industry and other agricultural sectors by using new plant...
GuySuCo to ramp up production next year
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) should produce about 60,000 tonnes of sugar by the end of this year and with...
Guyana can produce barley for Caribbean, North American markets – President
As Guyana invests in technology to improve food production to satisfy local and regional demands, the country’s President Dr. Irfaan...
Guyana & northern Brazilian state pushing food production but buy-in from federal gov’t needed – Jagdeo
Guyana and the State of Roraima, a northern Brazilian state, have been working together to push food production and trade...
Additional 13, 000 high-yielding Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut arrive in Guyana
Guyana’s coconut industry is set to benefit from additional inputs as the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL)...
