Getting ripe for the picking! – Guyana works to boost cherry production
The West Indian Cherry (Acerola) is a beloved and popular fruit that many have enjoyed for years in its raw form or in fresh...
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...
Region 9 to establish National Food Hub – President Ali
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) plans to create a National Food Hub in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper...
Guyana will save over $150M on crop imports by end of 2025 – Pres....
Guyana will be able to save more than US$150 million in imports for a variety of crops by the end of 2025, due to...
Agriculture, forestry, fishing sectors expand by 10.9 per cent- Report
The Ministry of Finance’s 2022 half-year report notes that the 10.9 per cent expansion of the agriculture sector was driven by higher output from...
Govt. to analyze low catches undermining $16.2B Fisheries sector
By Staff Writer
After learning of the increasing economic pressures facing the fisheries industry due to a decline in catches, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha assured...
Small businesses are helping the agriculture sector grow
– Ministry of Tourism providing support through Small Business Bureau
The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce is actively playing its part in ensuring food...
Extraction tracking systems of forest products to be strengthened – GFC
For 2019, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) will be strengthening its systems for tracking the extraction of forest products. According to GFC, this will...
Rice cultivation to exceed 710,000 tonnes by year-end- Min. Mustapha
Guyana’s rice sector is experiencing a remarkable increase in production with cultivation set to exceed 710,000 tonnes by year-end. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha...
Govt. working on interventions for rice farmers as market price forecast to drop by...
With rice production for 2025 targeted at a record-breaking 804,000 metric tonnes, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party / Civic (PPP/C), Dr. Bharrat...
