Second crop Sugar production 35% behind schedule – GAWU
The Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), has reported that the ongoing 2019 second crop is very much behind the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)’s production...
High demand in oil, mining sectors kept livestock subsector afloat last year
Though the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors bore the brunt of the impact of the unprecedented floods last year, some subsectors still managed to...
Industrial Hemp cultivation to boost economic activities in Regions 6, 10 – Min. Mustapha
Following the successful passage of the Industrial Hemp Bill in the National Assembly last Monday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the cultivation of industrial...
Guyana to import 50,000 more high-yielding coconuts from Costa Rica
Guyana will soon import another 50,000 high-yielding coconuts from Costa Rica. This was revealed by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday last, during...
Mustapha advocates for CARICOM’s Unity on food security amidst climatic adversities at policy forum
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha addressed the fourth CARICOM-Canada Policy Forum on Thursday, emphasizing the critical role of food security in the prosperity of CARICOM...
Govt.’s ‘Cut Rose’ Project yields $4M in revenues at half-year
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali's visionary 'Cut Rose' project, aimed at generating employment opportunities for single parents, has been achieving remarkable success, yielding over...
CARICOM taskforce revives commission to make interregional export of agri. produce more affordable
By Staff Writer
While CARICOM nations such as Guyana may have the capacity to produce much of the food that its sister countries import, it...
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,...
Pres. Ali calls for more investments in agri-tech, eco-tourism, other sectors during CELAC Summit
At the VIII Summit of Heads of Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), President Irfaan Ali urged investors to...
Guyana’s Seabob Sector to Develop Health & Safety Strategy with Support from FAO
The Guyana National Fisherfolk Organisation (GNFO) is throwing its support behind the development of an Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) strategy for the country's...
