Guyana set to produce 3 million pounds of ginger by year-end
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that Guyana is on the brink of surpassing its local demand for ginger by three million pounds by...
Agri. Ministry distributes $15M in vessel monitoring devices to help fisherfolk combat piracy
Over a dozen fisherfolk on Wednesday received vessel monitoring devices procured and distributed by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The devices were handed over, during a...
Guyana, India ink MOU for millet cultivation
The Ministry of Agriculture recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UPL Limited, an Indian-based company making way for trials to commence for...
Kwakwani farmers to benefit from 100 acres of land for cattle, key inputs and...
During a series of meetings with farmers from Kwakwani last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha pledged the government’s support to restore agriculture in the...
Agri. Minister talks up community development, kitchen gardens in East Ruimveldt
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday last met with residents of East Ruimveldt to discuss the government’s proposed community development initiatives as well as...
NDIA installs stop logs at Andrews sluice after kokar door fails during high-tide
On Thursday, the wooden koker door located at Andrews Sluice in the Evergreen/Paradise Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC) of Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two), failed after it...
Exxon and partners pump US$4.5 million into Guyana’s hydroponics sector
ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners, Hess Corporation, and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited recently launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), injecting US$4.5...
GCCI to undertake US$134,000 project to improve standards of agro-processors
With the help of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will launch a USD$134,000 project which aims...
Major increase in rice exports – First Crop report
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has reported a 13 percent increase in rice exports between January and May 2020 when compared to the...
“Revolutionary” soya bean, corn trial yields optimism for self-sufficiency in near future
Earlier today, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and his team visited the Dubalay Ranch at Tacama to get a firsthand look at the “trial”...
