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,”...

Guyanese elected Director General of IICA

Muhammad Ibrahim, of Guyana, was elected Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the period 2026-2030. The ministers of Agriculture of the Americas...

Agri. Ministry moves to increase $40B paddy exports in 2022 with expansion of Demerara...

Rice production has been the star of the agriculture industry for two consecutive years. Given the Ministry of Agriculture’s moves thus far for the...

As climate change worsens, gov’t secures insurance for 6,000 rice farmers

Three years after consistent global negotiations, the government has made a breakthrough, securing funding for climate insurance that will benefit some 6,000 rice farmers...

Treasury incapable of providing GuySuCo with bailout -Ministry of Finance

Considering the prevailing national circumstances, the challenges of COVID 19 and a reduced national income, the Ministry of Finance has told the Guyana Sugar...

Lack of engagement among stakeholders can jeopardize agri. sector and plans for innovation-Canadian rep...

Adam Loyer, the Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission in Guyana, has noted that the country is a beneficiary of Canada's...

India, Guyana pledge collaboration on ayurveda, bio-fuels, and agriculture

In a meeting today at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of President of India, Droupadi Murmu, an agreement was had with Guyana for collaboration...

Agri. Ministry invests $500M in innovative cutter head dredge

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday unveiled an addition to his ministry’s equipment arsenal - a state-of-the-art cutter head dredge located at Little Diamond...

Region Nine villages benefit from inputs to boost Agri. production 

The Ministry of Agriculture recently launched its Agriculture Improved Support Programme aimed at offering critical support to hinterland villages to boost agricultural production. The programme...

NAREI collaborates with USAID on climate-smart agriculture

Guyana's National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is making strides in climate-smart agriculture with support from the United States Agency for International Development...

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