$8.4B in GuySuCo subvention allocated to wages, salaries
Eighty-one per cent of the $8.4 billion allocated to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in the 2026 National Budget will go toward wages and...
Govt. in talks with India to help double output for rice and spices
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo recently reminded of the government's drive to achieve food security through enhanced production in the agricultural sector. During his...
Poorly maintained sluice by RDC leaves 200 Providence households underwater
The failure of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to properly maintain a sluice serving the Providence and Peters Hall areas resulted in 200 households...
Guyanese timber has stagnated in the last decade-Report finds
In the last decade, the performance of Guyana’s forestry sector can be described as underwhelming, to say the least. In fact, a government report...
Agri. Ministry inaugurates $16.4M farm to foster innovation
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently led the launch of a modernized farm in Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice (WCB). This facility, an initiative by...
$51M allocated to push agriculture in Region 10
The Upper Demerara-Berbice Region, mostly known for being rich in bauxite, in 2019 has benefited from a budgetary allocation of $51,762,000 from...
Guyana, Suriname ink agreements to develop Agri., Health sectors
To enhance the performance of their agriculture and health sectors, Ministers from Suriname and Guyana signed two key agreements at the Arthur Chung Convention...
MoU inked to develop farm services centers across Guyana
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Guyana on Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Planet One Agro Ventures Limited, thereby...
Guyana to benefit from CA$10 million climate-smart agriculture initiative
Guyana, along with several other Caribbean nations, is set to benefit from a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing resilience against climate change while bolstering...
CDB funds traceability system for Guyana’s leafy greens and pineapples
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently approved a grant of USD$280,906 to help Guyana implement a food traceability system which will target the export...
