Guyana presses gas on agri- development with adaptation of Brazil’s blueprint for food security

‌By Abena Rockcliffe Even as Guyana embraces its role as leader in CARICOM on agriculture and food security, the country is partnering with global leaders...

Guyana registers positive first quarter performance for 2022- Central Bank

The Guyanese economy registered mostly positive output performance during the first quarter of 2022. According to Central Bank’s latest statistical bulletin, there continues to be...

Rice industry poised to dominate agri. sector until 2030

The rice industry is set to remain the leading force in the agriculture sector, thanks to a series of investments the government has made...

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...

Gov’t working to ensure a greater supply response to decrease food prices- Vice President

Vice President, Bharat Jagdeo today announced a series of measures aimed at ensuring a greater supply response to decrease food prices in the country....

Agri. Ministry signs over $600M in contracts to advance works in sugar, livestock industries

Several agencies which fall under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture signed 13 contracts today totaling some $610 million. Representatives from the Guyana Sugar...

Minister Mustapha distributes Certificates of Title to farmers under Rice Insurance Programme

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Saturday, met with rice farmers to discuss the ongoing development of the rice sector and to formally distribute...

NDIA conducts desilting excercise in Georgetown

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is currently engaged in a series of ongoing works to desilt the Church Street Inlet channel and...

Guyana reaches out to IICA for assistance in getting outstanding rice payments from Panama

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha says that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has been invited to assist Guyana in retrieving the...

Hydromet Office predicts considerable rainfall from mid-November; miners and farmers urged to take precautionary...

The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture is forecasting wetter-than-usual rainfall conditions across all regions starting this month. This is considered Guyana’s secondary...

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