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...
CARICOM Heads in full support of Guyana-led regional food security initiative
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy At least three regional Heads of Government on Friday signalled their intention to travel to Guyana...
Vital to GuySuCo’s return to profitability, Albion packaging plant planned for end of 2023
By the end of 2023, the new state-of-the-art packaging plant at Albion, Berbice should be operational, helping to usher in...
Guyanese fishermen to be issued licences from Suriname ‘shortly’ – Mustapha
Guyanese fishermen are still waiting for their official licences from the Suriname government in order to ply their trade in...
Guyana to test 15 varieties of wheat within weeks
In the coming weeks, Guyana will commence the trial stage of 15 varieties of wheat to determine the best quality...
Agri. Minister distributes hampers to fishermen; optimistic about fishing industry
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday visited the Lusignan Community on the East Coast of Demerara where he provided...
Prices for fruits, vegetables decrease; Agri. Minister credits gov’t interventions
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday revealed that there is an apparent decrease in the prices of fruits and...
From food to craft: Guyanese products heading to Barbados ‘agrofest’
Guyana and Barbados are working together to boost agricultural production and safeguard the Caribbean’s food security agenda and as part...
Guyana to host 38th FAO Conference in 2024
Guyana will, in 2024, host the 38th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for...
Sugar prices sweeter but GuySuCo braces for ‘brutal’ hike in fertiliser costs
The cost of sugar, like other goods, has increased on the international market but the cash-strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)...
Guyana gets full endorsement to host regional agri conference in 2024
Guyana will host the 38th Food and Agriculture (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024 after...
Agri. Minister asks FAO to make financing ‘equally available’ for indigenous people, small farmers
Cognisant of the devastating effects of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDs), Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha...
Gov’t rolls out ambitious plan to redesign drainage systems
The government on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious plan to redesign the country’s drainage systems to battle flooding. The country’s...
Farmers in Reg. 6 & 10 targeted for new hemp industry – Jagdeo
The government will soon legalise the growth of hemp in Guyana and Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that...
New group to tackle cattle theft in Reg. 5 – Pres. Ali
A special ‘anti-rustling’ group will be developed in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) to crack down on cattle rustling, President Dr Irfaan...
Black Belly Sheep project: 20% of farmers must be women, 35% must be young people – Ali
Empowering women and youth in agriculture is part of President Dr Irfaan Ali’s vision to eradicate biases and create equal...
Reg. 5 must be livestock capital of CARICOM; 1,000 Black Belly sheep to arrive soon
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy President Dr Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that 1,000 Black Belly sheep will arrive in Guyana...
Albion Estate surpasses weekly sugar production target for second time
See below full press release issued by the Guyana Sugar Corporation: For the second consecutive week, the Albion/Port Mourant Estate...
Agri. Ministry signs over $2 billion in contracts; $544 million pump station for Charity
Several agencies attached to the Ministry of Agriculture signed 32 contracts totalling some $2,121,486,609 for the construction and rehabilitation of...
