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...
Improved economic activity, drainage expected with dredging of Pomeroon River
Residents and farmers of the Pomeroon in Region Two can expect improved economic activity and better drainage with the ongoing...
Major genetic improvements being pushed for livestock industry
Major genetic improvements are being pursued by the Ministry of Agriculture for the local livestock industry. This is according to...
Guyanese fishermen fined in Suriname, sent home without boats
Three Guyanese boat captains, who were detained in Suriname with fake fishing licences, returned to Guyana on Tuesday after they...
Improved drainage for flood-affected Capoey with new $260M sluice
Over 2,000 acres of rice lands in Capoey and surrounding communities on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are...
Santa Rosa farmers to benefit from improved breeds of swine, technical support from GLDA
See the full statement from the Ministry of Agriculture below: During a recent outreach to Santa Rosa, a riverine community...
To prevent dust pollution, EPA monitoring air quality at rice mills
Monitoring of air quality at rice mills is of paramount importance in agricultural communities, as oftentimes, residents near these establishments...
Major interventions to push agriculture in Manawarin Village
See the full statement from the Ministry of Agriculture below: Farmers from the riverine community of Manawarin in Region One (Barima...
Guyanese boat captains detained in Suriname to return home next week – Mustapha
The three Guyanese boat captains who were earlier this week detained in Nickerie, Suriname are expected to return home in...
$75M in equipment, materials to support food security initiative
See the full statement from the Ministry of Finance Below: During a simple ceremony at the Ministry of Agriculture...
Guyana wants to grow strawberries, other crops when mega hydroponics farm is set up
The largest hydroponics farm in the Latin America and Caribbean region could soon be established in Guyana and the country...
Massive drainage works for South G/Town as residents, groups get $55M in contracts
Massive drainage works are planned for flood-prone South Georgetown and on Monday, the Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced that...
Farmers to get support for improved livestock in Region Five
Region Five will undergo massive farming development with livestock being the main focus, according to Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha....
Farmers to begin receiving promised fertiliser assistance soon
On Monday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha along with officials from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) met with members of...
Fish catches on the increase – Minister Mustapha
A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) study on the local fishing industry is reporting an increase in catches...
Black belly sheep from Barbados to begin arriving this week
The first flock of the black belly sheep from Barbados is expected in Guyana by next week. This was revealed...
Security, lights, washroom facilities among improvements for Meadow Bank wharf
Following a plethora of complaints about the working environment at the popular Meadow Bank Wharf in Georgetown, President Dr Irfaan...
$14M fruit and vegetable dehydration facility for Hope
The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC), through the Ministry of Agriculture, on Wednesday awarded a contract in the sum of $14,354,640...
$238M in contracts signed to improve drainage
The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday awarded $238,071,020 in contracts aimed at improving the regulation of water and improving drainage....
