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...
GuySuCo honours top harvesters for first crop 2025
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has announced its top-performing cane harvesters for the First Crop of 2025, with Uitvlugt Estate...
$50 billion to transform dams into all-weather roads
The government is creating its five-year strategy to transform agriculture and food production, with Region Three positioned as a crucial...
Another 20,000 acres land for Reg. 2 farmers – President Ali
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that some 20,000 acres of new farmland on the Essequibo coast, Region Two will...
Farmers can now choose between fertiliser or cash support
Farmers now have the option to receive the fertiliser support either in kind or direct cash equivalent, based on their...
Pres. Ali applauds local farmers as study finds Guyana is only country to produce all the food it needs
President Irfaan Ali on Saturday applauded the country’s farmers in response to a recent study, published in Nature Food –...
GuySuCo says Uitvlugt Estate surpasses production target
See below the full release from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo): The Uitvlugt Estate is the first of the four...
Major agricultural, drainage initiatives for Corentyne communities
Last Saturday, during a series of meetings with hundreds of residents and farmers from several villages along the Corentyne Coast,...
19 participants from Guyana, St. Lucia graduate from agri. training
On Friday, 19 participants from Guyana and St. Lucia received certification after participating in a four-day training exercise in Climate...
‘Comprehensive’ agri support for Topoo Village
In another step towards strengthening rural agricultural communities, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met with residents and farmers of Topoo Village...
Additional buyer, free fertiliser & transportation support among relief measures announced for Reg. 2 rice farmers
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday engaged rice farmers and announced several relief measures meant to help them as soon...
Victoria Greens to open new US$2M greenhouse facility by yearend
Victoria Greens is set to open a state-of-the-art US$2 million greenhouse before the end of 2025. The new facility will...
Free bag of fertiliser for every farmer with govt’s $2 billlion injection
President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Friday that the government will make $2 billion available, an investment that will allow...
Traditional approaches evolving to address transforming agri-food systems challenges – Mustapha
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that while Guyana is blessed with a diverse agricultural landscape, the country is not exempt...
GMSA hoping to boost exports through online platform
At the Annual General Meeting of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Friday, outgoing President Ramsay Ali announced...
New $32 million facility to help support Corentyne fisherfolk
On Saturday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned the Upper Corentyne Fisherman Cooperative Society Administrative Building at Number 79 Village on...
Another brackish water shrimp programme launched
Fisherfolk in East Berbice – Corentyne will soon benefit from a programme aimed at supplementing their income as the Government...
New initiative to further strengthen seabob industry, empower more women
A new initiative has been launched to revitalise the cooperative societies within Guyana’s artisanal fisheries sector. The project is spearheaded...
$300 million to build ramp, small wharf at Mon Repos for fisherfolk
An estimated $300 million is being spent to construct a ramp and small wharf, as well as to dredge waterways...
