Govt. spending over $400M on facility to produce 1 million disease-free plantlets annually
A $402.5 million tissue culture and micropropagation facility is currently under construction at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI). This forms part...
Guyana empowers over 2000 farmers to lead spice subsector
The Government of Guyana has made significant investments to grow the the budding spice sector, all with the aim of positioning the country as...
Guyanese youths bring the heat with new line of pepper jellies
The Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), an initiative launched in 2022 by President Dr. Irfaan Ali to empower young entrepreneurs, launched the country’s...
Apple has reinforced the value of Guyana’s trees with purchase of carbon credits-Jagdeo
Leading technology company, Apple Inc., recently bought and retired 100,000 carbon credits from Guyana.
This move, according to Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, grants the...
Guyana’s coconut industry expanded massively since 2020
Guyana’s coconut industry has seen significant expansion since 2020, with the government’s aggressive National Coconut Decentralisation Programme (NCDP) driving massive progress and exceeding expectations.
This...
21 Region Six families receive support through steel, cement initiative
Several individuals receive land transports
Hemwant Singh is among the 21 individuals from Region Six who received vouchers under the government’s steel and cement...
Gov’t looking to reduce agricultural interest rates from 12 to as low as 3.5...
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that the government in the next five years will work to reduce agricultural interest rates from...
20,000 acres land for Region Two farmers – President Ali
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that some 20,000 acres of new farmland on the Essequibo coast, Region Two will become available for small-scale...
$50B to transform dams into all-weather roads
additional 75,000 farmlands to boost Region Three agriculture
The government is creating its five-year strategy to transform agriculture and food production, with Region Three...
Gov’t ready to coinvest with sugar workers, fisherfolk to increase income base
The government is prepared to co-invest with sugar workers and fisherfolk to build stronger incomes and better livelihoods.
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the...
