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...
Linden to get $9M agro-processing facility
On Monday, the Ministry of Agriculture awarded a $9.6 million contract to Anil Lalsa Construction to build a brand new...
$2.5M solar drying facility for Lethem
A brand new solar drying facility will soon be constructed in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). The Ministry of...
$8.9M contract awarded to upgrade Hope Coconut Industries
Some $8.9 million in upgrades will be made to the Hope Coconut Industries Limited Facility, East Coast of Demerara, following...
GUYTRAC to supply GUYSUCO with over $356M in hydraulic excavators
Guyana Tractor and Equipment Limited (GUYTAC) was on Monday handed three contracts totalling over $356 million for the supply of...
Corn, soya bean trial showing positive results ahead of September reaping period
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday visited the Dubulay Ranch, which is located approximately 70 miles south of Georgetown along...
US$35 Million agro-processing facility to be constructed at Enmore
The Government of Guyana through the Guyana Office for Investment (GoInvest) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Caribbean International...
Minister Mustapha commits to desilting clogged canals in Bee Hive, Greenfield
During a recent community outreach in Bee Hive, Greenfield, East Coast Demerara, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha told residents that his...
Displaced Cummings Lodge farmers get $25M in recovery grant
The Ministry of Housing and Water on Monday doled out $25 million in grants to several displaced farmers, whose farms...
Sacked Enmore Estate sugar workers meet with Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday met with residents and farmers from the village of Enterprise and its environs on...
Umami invests in agro-processing facility at Black Bush Polder
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Guyana Office for Investment (GoInvest), the Ministry of Agriculture and local company...
Hururu gets planting materials, tools to boost agriculture
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Tuesday made good on his promise to provide assistance, when he presented a quantity...
Mangroves: The ‘saviour’ along Guyana’s coastline
By Vishani Ragobeer Just weeks after Guyana experienced its worst nationwide flooding, the role mangroves play, especially along the coastline,...
$25 million in equipment to resolve deficiencies at Hydromet Service
A $25 million contract was Wednesday signed between the Hydromet Service and NT Computeac for the supply, delivery, and testing...
New $21 million lab for Rice Research Station
A $21 million contract has been awarded to Manohar Service for the construction of a laboratory at the Burma Rice...
Farmers to benefit from $41.9 million cold storage facilities for fruits and vegetables
The New Guyana Marketing Corporation on Wednesday afternoon signed $41.9 million in three contracts towards cold storage facilities for fruits...
Guyana to see major improvements in agri-tourism with new MoU
A range of new agri-tourism activities, with improvements to those that already exist, will soon come on stream amid action...
Minister Mustapha says ministry’s extension arm being reorganised to ensure efficiency
On Saturday last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met residents and farmers from Canje, Berbice, and assured them that assessments are...
Agriculture Minister forms CDC in Ithaca to enhance agriculture production
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday visited Ithaca, Mahaica-Berbice, where the village’s first Community Development Council (CDC) was formed. A...
