Guyana’s $100M soil testing lab will deliver results to farmers in two to three...

Guyana is on track to increase efficiencies regarding its food security objectives, thanks to a $100 million invested in the modernization of a soil...

Hinterland agricultural development a reality under the PPP/C government – Min Mustapha

The PPP/C government’s vision for food security in the hinterland regions is backed by rigorous implementation, unlike the blatant neglect shown in the coalition...

25 farmers, extension officers being trained on US FSMA Produce Safety Rules

The Inter-American Institute for Corporation on Agriculture (IICA) with support from the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA FAS) programme is...

$1.9B set aside for transferral, upgrade of Enmore Packaging Plant  

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has revealed that budget 2022 allocates $400M for the transferral of the Enmore Packaging Plant to Albion, the country’s premier...

Govt. to analyze low catches undermining $16.2B Fisheries sector

By Staff Writer After learning of the increasing economic pressures facing the fisheries industry due to a decline in catches, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha assured...

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...

Albion factory being modernized for commercial production of white sugar by 2022

In its bid to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of the sugar industry, the government has initiated plans to modernize the Albion/Port Mourant...

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...

Task Force established to expedite implementation of LARC38 recommendations

In response to the outcomes of the recently concluded United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 38th Regional Conference for Latin America and the...

NDIA dismisses Opposition MP’s claims about govt. neglect of Region Three pump stations

The government, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), has issued a strong rebuttal against recent assertions made by Opposition Member of Parliament,...

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