Mustapha meets with PSC to discuss possible collaboration to advance Guyana’s agriculture sector
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently met with members of the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC) Agriculture Sub-Committee to discuss how the government and the local...
$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...
Guyana signs historic US$2B MoU with EXIM Bank
—President Ali calls it the “single most important” signing for Guyana and Caribbean
His Excellency President Irfaan Ali hailed the US$2bn signing between Guyana and...
Guyana signs agreement with DR for large scale production of coffee and cocoa
On Tuesday, the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Agriculture, signed an agreement with the Government of the Dominican Republic to commence large-scale...
Guyana strengthening emergency response systems for diseases that spread between animals and people
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have commenced a three-day simulation exercise on High Pathogenicity...
Agri. Ministry meets USAID on support for farmers of turmeric, coconut and cherries
With Guyanese farmers set to benefit from specialized technical assistance under a US$5.3 million Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA) project being funded by...
Agriculture Month launched with “stage setting” Interfaith Service
From the beginning of time, mankind knew that what a man sows, so shall he reap. With this year's launch of Agriculture Month, the...
Agri-Investment Forum and Expo 2023 dubbed a success
This afternoon, at his Main Street Office, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha boasted the success of this year’s Agri-Investment Forum and Expo that was...
National Assembly approves $5.6B injection to boost agriculture
The National Assembly on Wednesday sanctioned an additional $5.6 Billion for the Ministry of Agriculture to initiate multiple projects aimed at elevating the sector....
Agri. Minister calls in Auditor-General to probe contracts APNU+AFC gave out after 2020 elections
Almost five months after the General and Regional Elections were held this year, the APNU+AFC regime was still operating as though it were a...
