Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Guyana’s rice sector on schedule for commendable growth -United Nations Agri....
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stifle the growth rates for sectors such as forestry and mining, Guyana’s rice industry seems to remain...
Region Nine farmers reap over $15M from onion harvest with government support
Farmers in Region Nine are celebrating a strong onion harvest at Manari Creek, reaping more than $15 million in crops as the government-backed agricultural...
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...
Africa and the Americas seal partnership to restore soils
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) recently launched the biregional “Living Soils”...
Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board gets new building
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) commissioned a new administrative building at Mon Repos on Thursday, October 24, 2024.
The...
Agri. Ministry launches initiative to boost coffee, coconut production in Pomeroon
Coconut farmers residing in the Pomeroon, Region Two are poised to receive a significant boost in their agricultural endeavors, thanks to an initiative by...
Gov’t eyeing black-eye peas production in Region One
As Guyana embarks on an aggressive food security drive, the government is now looking to ramp up black-eye peas cultivation on 1,000 acres of...
Minister Mustapha unveils bold agri-plans for Linden farmers
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha met with residents and farmers of Linden at the Christianburg Community Centre Group on Saturday to inform them of...
Gov’t looking to reduce agricultural interest rates from 12 to as low as 3.5...
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that the government in the next five years will work to reduce agricultural interest rates from...
Sheriff Greenfield Farm Inc. to construct US$10M meat processing facility in Diamond
Sheriff Greenfield Farm Inc. which is part of the Sheriff Group of Companies, is embarking on an approximately US$10M project to meet the growing...
