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...
Scores collect vegetable, fruit seeds from Agri ministry to start kitchen garden
Scores of people on Tuesday showed up at the Ministry of Agriculture to collect vegetable and fruit seeds and seedlings....
Jamaica to push Guyana’s food exports with new local partnership
Jamaica is hoping to expand its presence in Guyana since it believes it is an ideal development partner, and the...
Fishermen to get safety gears on vessels with donation from FAO
Small fishing vessels in Guyana will now be stocked with safety and emergency equipment following a donation of equipment worth...
Cabinet agrees to modernisation of sluice doors to prevent flooding
Following the recent collapse of the sluice door at Providence, East Bank Demerara that led to widespread flash floods in...
Toxic Chemicals Board urges ‘lock and key’ storage of gramaxone, other pesticides
With the reported accidental swallowing of the toxic pesticide – gramaxone – by a four-year-old at the weekend, the Pesticide...
Israelis to push hydroponics in Guyana, help slash food bill
Hydroponics, a non-traditional way of growing crops, is becoming more prominent in Guyana and now, investors from Israel are hoping...
Moths pester Evergreen/Paradise residents
In recent weeks, residents of Evergreen and Paradise in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) have been affected by the invasion of moths...
Support for small-scale farmers to increase, sustain income as Agri. Month commences
Small-scale farmers in Guyana will this month receive much-needed support in the form of training to improve and sustain their...
Ongoing wheat trial in Region Eight yielding success
Guyana’s Agriculture sector is poised for further growth and development with successes recorded in the ongoing open field trial to...
Ukraine war affecting local economy but Guyana’s food security not impacted – IMF
The Russian invasion of Ukraine contributed to rising food prices which adversely impacted Guyana’s economy, but even so, the International...
GUYSUCO Senior Staff now being represented by GAWU
Workers within the Field Superintendent category in the sugar industry will now be represented by the Guyana Agricultural and General...
Gov’t exhausted diplomatic process; focus on fishermen’s livelihood key priority – Jagdeo
The Surinamese Government has urged Guyanese authorities to await the outcome of the diplomatic process for the granting of 150...
$195M disbursed as fisherfolk cash grant distribution continues in Region Four
Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Saturday spearheaded another one-off cash grant distribution activity at the Ministry of Agriculture compound, Georgetown....
Blairmont, Uitvlugt sugar workers press GuySuCo on equitable treatment
See the full statement from GAWU below: On Thursday, workers of Blairmont and Uitvlugt Estates staged picketing exercises outside of...
Fishermen urged to consider alternative means of income in business, other skills
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday urged fishermen to consider alternative means of income within other sectors to boost...
No response from Suriname on fishing licenses, other challenges – Mustapha
There has been no response from Surinamese authorities to the Guyana Government’s recent correspondence on the delayed issuance of promised...
GO-Invest ready to assist Wakenaam residents with business plans, joint ventures
Food production on the island of Wakenaam, Region Three will soon be boosted as government is taking several steps to...
More than 1,600 fisherfolk in Berbice to receive cash grant
More 1,600 fisherfolk in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) are set to benefit from the $150,000 fisherfolk cash grant....
