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...
Sugar production target will not be met this year – GAWU
The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Friday said sugar production this year will reach the lowest in...
80 Small businesses participate in Uncapped
Eighty small businesses at the weekend participated in the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) Uncapped marketplace exhibition. The exhibitors...
Blind but not visionless- an agro-processor’s story
When construction worker Lawrence Braithwaite lost his sight to glaucoma in 2007, the road ahead was a prospect filled with...
GAWU says sugar production below target, cites factory issues
The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) said the current sugar crop is 27,486 tonnes below its target. In...
Person selling live Flamingo in cruel manner could face heavy fine, jail
The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission is probing a case where a live flamingo was strung upside down and...
Outrage as live Flamingo strung upside down for sale
There has been public outrage over a video circulating on Facebook of a live Flamingo strung up for sale at...
Wage increase talks between Unions, GuySuCo stalled
Wage talks between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and National Association of...
With a massive drop in city’s groundwater levels, Holder says policies needed for effective management of water use
Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder has said the recent groundwater test done in Georgetown indicates that the capital city’s groundwater...
$83M water quality testing lab commissioned by Hydromet
The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday afternoon commissioned an $83M Hydromet water treatment and testing lab located in the Hydromet...
First Agri-Tourism Expo to boost local farmers, craft producers
The Government is seeking to boost agricultural tourism and create awareness with the establishment of Guyana’s first Agri-Tourism Expo which...
Importation of citrus, peppers, cabbages needs requisite permission – NAREI
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is tightening up on the importation of citrus, peppers and cabbages. In...
Guyana imports over $10.9 billion in snacks – Agri Minister
Despite a giant leap in recent years to push manufacturing and sale of local products, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder Friday...
Authorities fear oil ships could bring African Swine Fever to Guyana
The livestock authority on Thursday sounded alarm that ships coming into Guyana to service the emerging oil industry could bring...
Petroleum revenues will be put to modernise Agri. Sector
The Government under its Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) will be using petroleum revenues to modernise the agriculture sector, President...
President urges protection of environment on National Tree Planting Day
President David Granger on Friday pointed to the negative effects of the extractive industries on the environment as he encouraged...
Persons with disabilities gain knowledge in farming
A number of persons living with disabilities from regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 had the opportunity on Wednesday...
Sugar production behind schedule due to issues at factories – unions
Sugar production for the second crop of 2019 is at 21,869 tonnes, which represents nearly 35 per cent below its...
Livestock, rice lands under threat following spring tide
Hundreds of livestock and acres of rice lands on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) are under threat after salt...
