Middlewalk farm-to-market road set for rehab works
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to rehabilitate the Middlewalk farm-to-market access road in Buxton. The project is expected to bring substantial improvements...
“Value added” collaboration To help agri entrepreneurs
Aimed at preparing students to become agricultural entrepreneurs, the Kuru Kuru Cooperative College and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) are gearing to forge...
Earnings from agro-processed exports soar to nearly $900M in 2022
Key infrastructural investments in the agro-processing sector in just two years are already yielding significant fiscal returns. Export earnings soared by a noteworthy 61...
Guyana accelerating coconut production as global demand skyrockets
With the global coconut market expected to grow at an annual rate of 13.56%, reaching US$39.70 billion by 2028, Guyanese authorities are accelerating production...
$226.7M Pump station commissioned at Montrose
On Saturday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned a rehabilitated 200-cusec pump at the Montrose Pump Station on the East Coast of Demerara.
With an investment...
Technical team from Guyana to engage Panama over $1.1B owed for 2018 rice deal-Agri....
As it approaches five years since the Panamanian Government failed to pay Guyana $1,184,198,400 for a 2018 rice supply deal, the PPP/C administration has...
Govt. commissions $23.6M agro-processing facility at Watooka
Less than two weeks after commissioning an agro-processing facility in Karaudarnau Village in Region Nine, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday commissioned a similar...
Agri. Ministry targets low-yielding rice farmers to help improve production levels
By Staff Writer
With rice being a major foreign exchange earner for Guyana, the Agriculture Ministry, through the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), has been...
Close to $1B in flood relief grants distributed to Region Six farmers
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Sunday, spearheaded the distribution of the Government’s flood relief cash grants at several locations in East Berbice –...
Guyana now hosts largest hydroponic farm in the region; agri industry making tremendous strides
In a significant advancement for the agriculture sector, President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently announced that Guyana is now home to the largest hydroponic farm...
















