Marijuana could give Guyana more revenues than sugar- Figueira
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Jermaine Figueira says marijuana cultivation will add more to Guyana’s treasury than sugar, which sees billions of dollars being...
Jagdeo details action to address ‘unscrupulous’ actors in rollout of flood relief grant
A mechanism is being put in place at the Ministry of Agriculture to allow, over the next month, for persons who suffered losses during...
GCCI, Ministry of Agriculture team up for awareness sessions for farmers
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), and the Ministry of Agriculture have pooled their efforts to conduct a series of Awareness and...
CARICOM’s plan to reduce US$6 billion food import bill by 2025, pushed back to...
The ambitious plan of 15 member states within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to slash their US$6 billion food import bill by 25% reduction by...
Agri. Minister vows to address freshwater crisis affecting Wakenaam, Leguan farmers
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently held meetings at Wakenaam and Leguan to hear of the issues faced by farmers. While at Wakenaam, farmers told...
Rice farmers to benefit from price stabilisation fund to guarantee timely payments
– President Ali details massive investments for Region Six
Thousands of rice farmers across Guyana will see major relief through the establishment of storage facilities...
Guyana, CARICOM Fund ink US$18M deal to help 4,300 farmers
The Government of Guyana and the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Development Fund (CDF) recently signed a US$18 million financing agreement, to kickstart the Agricultural and...
East Bank Demerara residents to benefit from new pump station at Craig
To mitigate flooding in many farming areas while increasing food productivity, residents along the East Bank corridor will soon benefit from the construction of...
Guyana’s first tissue culture facility to be ready by 2025 first quarter -Minister Mustapha
The construction of Guyana’s tissue culture facility is on track for completion by the first quarter of 2025, with production capacity set to soar...
Uitvlugt Estate First to Wrap Production for Second Crop 2020
Production of Sugar at the Guyana Sugar Corporation
(GuySuCo) Uitvlugt Estate, West Coast Demerara is rapidly winding down for the Second Crop of 2020, bringing...
















