Guyana leading CARICOM’s drive to reduce food bill with transformative projects—President Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that Guyana is leading the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) efforts to reduce its food importation bill by 25% by 2025...
Guyana among several nations to benefit from US$230M fund to transform agri-systems
Guyana along with scores of other states vulnerable to climate change impacts is set to benefit from a multimillion-dollar fund that will help to...
Contracts for $1B fertilizer programme to be awarded this week – Agri Minister
Contracts for the supply of fertilizers to rice farmers under the government’s $1B assistance programme will be awarded before the week is out says...
Discussions begin for farmers’ markets at EBD, Regions 2 & 3
Following the successes of the previously held farmers’ market, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that the organizing committee is now looking to take the...
NAREI records another successful batch of onions
Farmer Rawle Medford was all smiles yesterday after successfully harvesting – for a second time – a batch of onions from his Phillipi Village,...
Rice production beats half year target with 362, 000 metric tonnes
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is already surpassing its half-year target for 2024 due to the implementation of additional strategies and programmes curated...
More upgrades set for Meadow Bank Wharf
The Meadow Bank Wharf, one of Guyana’s premier docks, will see major improvements as the government moves to further upgrade the facility and improve...
Overseas-based leaseholders overcharging farmers as much as $26,000 per acre; Govt. moves to halt...
The Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday that it intends to crack down on the exploitation of small-scale farmers by overseas-based holders of government-issued...
Victoria farmers to soon benefit from farm-to-market road- Min. Mustapha assures
Farmers from Victoria Village on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) will soon benefit from better access to their farmlands with the construction of...
Six companies benefit as govt. injects another $115M into Agri sector
As government continues to inject sums necessary for the restoration of the agriculture sector, six contracts were signed yesterday for the delivery of goods...
