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...
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...
Over 600 shade houses constructed in four years-Min. Mustapha
Under the Agriculture Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, a total of 603 shade houses were established from 2021...
GRPA wants High Court to quash unlawful appointment of Chairman of Region 5 Rice...
Attorney-at-Law Anil Nandlall, acting on behalf of the Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA), has filed a legal proceeding in which he is asking that...
US$5.3 project launched to address food insecurity issues in CARICOM
The Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA), a $5.3 million project funded by the United States Agency for International Development Eastern and Southern Caribbean...
“Do not try to trick the system” Min. Mustapha tells fisherfolk
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday met with groups of fisherfolk from villages along the East Coast of Demerara to discuss the $150,000 one-off relief...
Insurance for Agriculture Sectors of CARICOM states being explored-Mustapha
By Staff Writer
With Guyana and other CARICOM member states’ agriculture sectors being susceptible to the impacts of climate change, the Special Ministerial Taskforce (MTF)...
Agriculture Ministry denies allegations of collusion, retendering
The Ministry of Agriculture is denying that its agency, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) was involved in procurement irregularities. Between September 18...
Gov’t to commission $60M water testing lab
A $60M state-of-the-art Water Quality Laboratory will soon be commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydromet Department as the entity advances its water quality...
Region Nine villages benefit from inputs to boost Agri. production
The Ministry of Agriculture recently launched its Agriculture Improved Support Programme aimed at offering critical support to hinterland villages to boost agricultural production.
The programme...
