Gov’t to diversify incomes for sugar workers, boost fisherfolk and reduce poverty – President...
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has unveiled a strategy aimed at improving the livelihoods of sugar workers, fisherfolk and vulnerable communities across Guyana.
Speaking at...
Several Caribbean Leaders to attend Agri-Investment Forum and Expo
A number of Heads of Government from the Caribbean and Central America have confirmed their participation in the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, scheduled for...
NAREI’s US$15.7M Hydroponics Project could be ready by mid-October – Min. Mustapha
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, recently assessed the progress of the eagerly-awaited hydroponic project at the National Agricultural and Extension Institute (NAREI) in Mon Repos,...
FAO, CRFM host Seabob value chain training in Guyana
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in partnership with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), recently hosted a two-day “Training...
Gov’t. places temporary restriction on Romain Lettuce following breakout of E. Coli in US
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has placed a temporary restriction on the importation of Romaine Lettuce.
The Institute said that it will...
$226.7M Pump station commissioned at Montrose
On Saturday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned a rehabilitated 200-cusec pump at the Montrose Pump Station on the East Coast of Demerara.
With an investment...
Govt. spending over $400M on facility to produce 1 million disease-free plantlets annually
A $402.5 million tissue culture and micropropagation facility is currently under construction at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI). This forms part...
IICA creates special fund to help CARICOM countries reduce food import bill 25 %...
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) announced today that it will create a Special Fund for the Caribbean to promote initiatives and...
Kwakwani farmers to benefit from 100 acres of land for cattle, key inputs and...
During a series of meetings with farmers from Kwakwani last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha pledged the government’s support to restore agriculture in the...
Govt. launches new bio-fortified to boost Guyana’s rice sector in 2024
For the first crop of 2024, farmers will have the opportunity to cultivate the G18-113 bio-fortified rice variety which was unveiled during the recently...
