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...
Guyana and Barbados to collaborate on prawn production project
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently revealed that Guyana and Barbados are collaborating on a major prawn production project which is expected to utilize the...
Agri. sector gets $5.49B supplementary provision to revitalize sugar, support key projects
The National Assembly on Monday approved $5.49 billion in supplementary funds to advance works to further develop the agriculture sector.
During the sitting, Agriculture Minister...
Govt. invites bids to build $2.7 billion paddy drying and storage facility
The Ministry of Agriculture is inviting bids for the construction of a comprehensive Drying and Storage Paddy Facility in Region Two, with the project...
Hope Coconut Industries no longer on the verge of bankruptcy – Agri. Minister
The Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL) has a bright financial future, given that it raked in $36M in 2019. This represents a 47% increase...
$8.4B in GuySuCo subvention allocated to wages, salaries
Eighty-one per cent of the $8.4 billion allocated to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in the 2026 National Budget will go toward wages and...
Agri.,Tourism Ministers sign MoU to further develop agritourism policy
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha and Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Onedige Walrond took a significant step towards harnessing Guyana’s agritourism potential with the...
Probe into “irregularities” at Guyana Marketing Corporation ongoing – Agri. Ministry
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has initiated an audit and investigation into “certain irregularities and discrepancies” within the Guyana Marketing Corporation within the GMC, the...
Agri. Minister commits to resolving farmers’ issues in Region One
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, today met with residents of Manawarin, Karaburi and other surrounding villages in Barima-Waini (Region One), as part of a Cabinet...
Min. Mustapha delivers more than 2000 cheques to fisherfolk
Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture, on Monday distributed cheques to more than 2,000 fisherfolk from Region Four as part of the Government of Guyana’s...
