CARICOM has competitive advantage to make food market “high value and specialised”- President Ali
President, Dr Irfaan Ali is of the firm conviction that the CARICOM Region has the competitive advantage to position its food market as high-value...
Agri.,Tourism Ministers sign MoU to further develop agritourism policy
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha and Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Onedige Walrond took a significant step towards harnessing Guyana’s agritourism potential with the...
GuySuCo denies fmr. Coalition MP’s claim that corporation dumping 300 punts of cane
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is denying that it is dumping some 300 punts of sugarcane, as claimed by former Coalition Member of Parliament...
Guyana engaging Brazil on “best practices” to enhance rice production
In an effort to improve the quality of rice cultivated in Guyana, local farmers are actively engaging in discussions with their Brazilian counterparts to...
Operations of three estates affected as sugar workers up call for retroactive pay increase
Operations across the sugar industry have been significantly affected as thousands of sugar workers from Albion, Blairmont and Uitvlugt Estates as well as the...
Investments will continue to transform Region Two into booming agriculture hub
The government intends to transform Region Two into a booming agricultural hub through increased funding, and the provision of state-of-the-art machinery.
Scores of residents and...
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...
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...
Hinterland communities to get 50 more marine cages
As Guyana continues to increase its aquaculture production, 50 more marine cages will be installed shortly in various hinterland communities. This major project will...
Execute works on time, we are not giving extensions- Agri Minister tells contractors
Agencies falling under the Ministry of Agriculture today signed several contracts for projects catered for within the ministry's 2022 work programme.
Contracts totalling $605 million...
