Newrest Guyana seeking suppliers of local and imported fresh fruits and vegetables
Newrest Guyana recently published Requests for Expression of Interests (REOI), seeking companies or individuals to participate in the supply and delivery of fresh fruits...
Corn and soya cultivation attracts attention of new investors; discussions ongoing for Nov. start
The cultivation of corn and soya in the Tacama Savannah has attracted the attention of new investors. In fact, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha...
Poorly maintained sluice by RDC leaves 200 Providence households underwater
The failure of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to properly maintain a sluice serving the Providence and Peters Hall areas resulted in 200 households...
Rice production increases despite El Nino weather conditions – Min. Mustapha
Guyana’s agriculture sector, specifically the rice industry continues to reap success despite the El Nino weather condition that is currently affecting the country.
In fact,...
2026 BUDGET: Over $106B approved for D&I, livestock development and other agricultural programmes
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P., presented the 2026 budgetary allocations for the Ministry of Agriculture and its agencies during Budget Day 2: Consideration of...
Guyanese farmers attended United Nations Decade of Family Farming meeting in Chile
Two Guyanese farmers, Javed Ishmael of the West Berbice Sheep and Goat Association and Cindy Halley of the Central Mahaicony/Perth Village Farmers' Association recently...
Agri. Minister optimistic about Panama rice deal payment soon
In a recent interview with the Guyana Standard, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha provided an update on the long-awaited $1 billion payment from Panama...
Prison officers, inmates receive plant nursery management training
Under the ‘Grow More’ initiative, a total of six officers and two inmates from the Lusignan and Timehri Prisons have completed training at the...
Massive ramp up in agri-production on horizon as Guyana positions itself to adopt Indian...
Recognizing that India is an undisputed powerhouse in agricultural production, Guyanese authorities are working aggressively with officials in the Asian nation to leverage its...
Victoria farmers to benefit from emergency drainage works after years of neglect
By Staff writer
Farmers from Victoria Village, a farming community located on the East Coast of Demerara, will soon benefit from a number of much-needed...
