Kuru Kururu gets $5M shade house to boost agriculture
Residents of Kuru Kururu along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway are now benefitting from a $5 million shade house funded by the government, which is expected...
Minister Mustapha engages Essequibo rice farmers, fisherfolk as government prepares to roll out assistance...
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday met with rice farmers and fisherfolk from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) to discuss the planned relief initiatives recently announced by...
Water management, reducing post-harvest loss high on Guyana’s agriculture development agenda – Min. Mustapha
— says forests are economic assets that provide global climate services
While speaking during a ministerial roundtable on Policy Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture and Forest...
GRDB to intensify data collection for damaged grains for second crop
Yesterday, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha met a team of senior officials from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Chief Executive Officer...
Livestock Authority gets support to boost sustainable animal production
Over the next four weeks, 12 technical members of staff from to the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) will be benefiting from an Internship at...
Over $2.5B worth of coconut and its byproducts exported in 2021
In 2021, Guyana exported over $2.5B worth of coconut and coconut byproducts. This represents a $600 million increase when compared to the $1.9B that...
US$79,000 distributed to farmers as FAO, WPF back Guyana’s ‘Twenty-Five by 2025 Initiative’
The Government of Guyana, through its National Pathway for Food Systems Transformation, is making remarkable strides towards enriching rural livelihoods, diversifying the economy, and...
Govt. plans to improve food security in Hinterland Regions; to channel produce into Caribbean...
Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo was keen to note on Thursday that government is dedicated to supporting the development of agriculture in the hinterland areas,...
MMA commissions $91M in machinery to improve agricultural activities in Region 5
The Mahaica Mahaicony Abary -Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) recently commissioned two long-reach excavators and one heavy-duty high-powered tractor to improve in the provision of...
Region Three Rice Farmers receive over $201M in cash grants
Rice farmers in Region Three began receiving more than $201 million in cash grants as the government fulfilled a commitment made by President Dr...
