Min Mustapha urges diversification as 55,000 acres of new farmland to become available in...
Farmers in Region Five are being encouraged to diversify their production and take advantage of new opportunities being created through major government invests in...
GCCI to undertake US$134,000 project to improve standards of agro-processors
With the help of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will launch a USD$134,000 project which aims...
Guyana, India ink MOU for millet cultivation
The Ministry of Agriculture recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UPL Limited, an Indian-based company making way for trials to commence for...
World Food Forum: Youth leaders ask policymakers to step up efforts to bring about...
Rome – Young people laid out their priorities to ensure greater access to safe and nutritious food, and asked decision-makers to work with them...
Initiative launched to boost capacity, marketability of Guyana’s agro-processors
It is well known that Guyana’s agriculture sector makes an almost 20 percent contribution annually to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Be that as...
Fisheries production increased by 37.8% in 2023 – Min. Mustapha
Following a period of declined catches, which were due to several reasons including climate change, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that in 2023, 36,396...
GuySuCo hits rock-bottom, Chairman begs Granger for funds to survive beyond this week
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has reached rock-bottom. The state-owned company is neck-deep in $2.1B debt, the cash in hand is barely enough to...
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...
Agriculture Month launched with “stage setting” Interfaith Service
From the beginning of time, mankind knew that what a man sows, so shall he reap. With this year's launch of Agriculture Month, the...
Mustapha, Panama investors discuss revitalising palm oil industry in Guyana
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently met with a team of investors from Panama to discuss opportunities for revitalizing palm oil production in Guyana as...
