We must be able to feed ourselves before attempting to feed the Caribbean –...
While Guyana aspires to become the food basket of the Caribbean, its people are still tussling with the high cost of living and the...
Int’l partners reaffirm commitment to Guyana’s Agri. Sector
Guyana continues to receive support from international partners to foster its agriculture drive as it seeks to become food secure and help lessen the...
Demerara Bank launches $1.5M Farmers Credit Line; removes tedious requirements for collateral, financial history
Demerara Bank yesterday launched a special Farmers Credit Line at its Mahaica office that could see disbursements in the range of $1M to $1.5M...
Agri. Ministry proposes zoning Berbice lands to end decades-old fued between cattle and rice...
The Ministry of Agriculture is proposing the zoning of lands as a solution to an ongoing debacle between cattle rearers and rice farmers in...
Crabwood Creek farmers to benefit from shade house project aimed at boosting pepper cultivation
The government has launched a shade house project in Crabwood Creek, Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) to support farmers in cultivating peppers. This initiative...
2024 saw Guyana solidifying its position as the region’s agricultural giant – Mustapha
Boasting success stories in every sector and area of responsibility with the exception of sugar, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday told the media...
Apple has reinforced the value of Guyana’s trees with purchase of carbon credits-Jagdeo
Leading technology company, Apple Inc., recently bought and retired 100,000 carbon credits from Guyana.
This move, according to Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, grants the...
Guyana, Barbados to have in-country reps to expedite commercial interests- Go-Invest CEO
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, recently revealed that Guyana and Barbados will have in-country representatives...
Rice farmers seeing higher yields- Min. Mustapha
In the last two years, rice farmers were adversely affected by severe flooding, resulting in shortened opportunities for sowing and harvesting. Despite such challenging...
Eddoe, sweet potato scarce and expensive -Vendors tell Pres. Ali
At the crack of dawn on Wednesday, President Dr. Irfaan Ali made an impromptu visit to the Bourda Market to “see wuh going on,”...