Agri sector set for rapid take-off, foreign investments increasing- Minister Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, said the local agriculture sector is attracting a lot of interest, noting that Guyana is rapidly advancing due to...
Agri. Ministry fires contractor for sloppy work on $26.42M timber wharf project
The 2022 Auditor General Report has revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture fired the contractor responsible for the $26.42 million Timber Wharf and Landing...
Guyana gets its first biotech plant tissue lab
-Over 1 million plantlets per year, compared to the previous 15,000
The government continues to champion food security, with the annual amount of plantlets produced...
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...
Sugar has been the only bitter sector for the agriculture industry in 2024
By Abena Rockliffe
The year 2024 has been a good one for the agriculture sector in Guyana, to the extent that subject Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha...
17 new pump stations, conservancy in Reg.10 among drainage and irrigation successes for 2023...
The drainage and irrigation subsector recorded several notable achievements for 2023. At an end-of-year press conference today, Minister Zulfikar Mustapha proudly highlighted a series...
Guyana is fastest growing coconut exporter in the world
Guyana recorded the highest rates of growth for coconut exports over the last eleven years, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces...
Min. Mustapha underscores importance of investments if region is to achieve food security goals
During the recently held Caribbean Agri-Food Investors Conference, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha underscored the importance of investments in the regional agriculture system. This, he...
Eddoe, sweet potato scarce and expensive -Vendors tell Pres. Ali
At the crack of dawn on Wednesday, President Dr. Irfaan Ali made an impromptu visit to the Bourda Market to “see wuh going on,”...
Over $2B expended in Amerindian villages to ensure food security- Agri Minister
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha was keen to assure today that the PPP/C Government has an unwavering interest in ensuring food security in Amerindian...
