Increased global action needed to tackle food security, effects of climate change – Dr....
The COVID-19 pandemic has made one sobering reality clear to world leaders: Their collective effort over the years has not been enough to properly...
Govt. accelerating drainage and irrigation works for several regions
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), continues to make critical interventions in farming communities, to aid the mitigation...
GAWU has little hope that Holder will ensure sugar workers get pay increase
More than three months after the president received a petition signed by over 3,500 sugar workers calling for pay increases, President David Granger has...
Allegations of ineligible persons receiving flood relief assistance “cause for concern” – Minister Mustapha
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday, expressed concern after persons from several flood-affected regions are claiming that persons who did not suffer losses as a...
500 fisherfolk at Mon Repos to benefit from improved working conditions – President Ali
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced plans to enhance the working conditions for some 500 fisherfolk at Mon Repos, along the East...
Flood assessment soon for Coverden, East Bank communities
The assessment for extensive drainage and irrigation works will soon begin for Coverden and other surrounding East Bank communities that are prone to flooding.
This...
Agri. Minister commits to assisting Ann’s Grove farmers with proper drainage systems, other issues...
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday assured scores of residents from Ann’s Grove village, East Coast Demerara that he and his team are committed...
50 marine cages, other agri-interventions outlined for hinterland communities
Hinterland communities will soon benefit from several agricultural projects, which include 50 new marine cages and the cultivation of almost 4,000 high-yielding Brazilian green...
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...
NAREI’s US$15.7M Hydroponics Project could be ready by mid-October – Min. Mustapha
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, recently assessed the progress of the eagerly-awaited hydroponic project at the National Agricultural and Extension Institute (NAREI) in Mon Repos,...
