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...
‘Stop infighting and outfighting’- Jordan on GuySuCo/NICIL fiasco
As the clash between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL)- which took...
Slow TT process holds up Guyana’s honey exports – Agri. Minister
Even as the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago committed to changing its laws to allow the transshipment of Guyana’s...
Brazilian army to commence drilling interior wells next month
The drilling of eight Wells in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) through a collaboration between the Governments of Guyana and...
Sugar workers miraculously escape death at Uitvlugt Estate
By Neil Marks Sugar workers who were on duty Saturday at the Uitvlugt Estate, West Coast Demerara miraculously escaped death...
Indian company gets US$3.6M contract for drainage pumps
Ministry of Agriculture- Government’s determined efforts to ensure Guyana’s drainage capacity improves was this morning amplified as the National Drainage...
Land Degradation in Guyana is extremely low – GLSC
It is estimated that a total of 0.003% of land in Guyana is degraded, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission...
CCJ rules against unions in dismissal of sugar workers
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ruled that the unions representing sugar workers, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers...
Final severance for sugar workers before year-end – Harmon
Even as the Government recommits to distributing the remaining severance to retrenched sugar workers, the parliamentary opposition is hoping the...
Potential investors to visit sugar estates next month
Potential investors are likely to begin visiting various sugar estates next month in order to make assessments of the facilities,...
Reg. 5 rice farmers decry slushy trail to farmlands
A ten-mile stretch of road that dips well below two feet at some points has rice farmers in the Mahaica-Berbice...
‘Security nightmare’ main reason why Hope Canal fishermen banned – Holder
By Devina Samaroo Fear of thievery is one of the main reasons why the Government has banned fishermen from using...
New ‘Guyana Pride’ rice variety to boost production
A new paddy variety, already bearing the nickname “Guyana Pride,” has been introduced to rice farmers and could prove popular...
PPP defends rice farmers struggling to pay fees to MMA/ADA
Legal proceedings may soon be instituted against over 50 rice farmers of Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) over their failure to pay...
Rice worm threatens bumper rice crop in Berbice
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Friday said it has sent a team to investigate reports that some Corentyne rice...
$30B loan needed to support GuySuCo
The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has clarified that it needs approximately...
FAO rep. warns about labour shortage in Agri. sector due to oil industry
By Bibi Khatoon Local representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Reuben Robertson has warned against the movement...
One arrested for poisoning Coconut Trees at Hope Estate
The Ministry of Agriculture says it will not sit idly by and allow persons to damage the coconut trees at...
FAO partners with UG, other agencies to improve agriculture sector
An agreement to the value of US$332,500 was on Wednesday signed between the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and...
