Guyanese elected Director General of IICA

Muhammad Ibrahim, of Guyana, was elected Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the period 2026-2030. The ministers of Agriculture of the Americas...

Opposition MP, Minister Mustapha clash over steep costs for cash crops, sugar sector performance

The third day of debates on the 2024 budget, opened with Opposition Member of Parliament, Vinceroy Jordon going head-to-head with Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar...

New agreement signed to ensure small grants now more accessible to farmers – Agri....

Farmers are set to benefit from small grants to enhance their productivity, as the government continues to implement various initiatives to diversify the agriculture...

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...

“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...

Trinidad’s PM arrives in Guyana for Agri-Investment Forum

Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley arrived in Guyana earlier today to attend the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo set for May...

Collective action must be taken to ensure region is food secure – Min. Mustapha

At a recent meeting of the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean States (CELAC), Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha emphasized the need to update...

Hemp company hoping to set up shop in Guyana, asked to show how Guyana...

Today, the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall met with members of an organisation called the Guyana Hemp Industry. This organisation...

Minister Mustapha joins other Caribbean Agri. Ministers to discuss practical solutions to food security

Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has joined several other counterparts from the Caribbean region today at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture...

Forestry production remained under 400,000m3 for three consecutive years

While the deforestation rates in Guyana post-2015 remain the lowest in 9 years, forestry production reflects the total opposite. In fact, yields during 2015...

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