New agreement signed to ensure small grants now more accessible to farmers – Agri....
Farmers are set to benefit from small grants to enhance their productivity, as the government continues to implement various initiatives to diversify the agriculture...
NDIA begins desilting excercise in Georgetown
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has commenced critical desilting works along key drainage channels in Georgetown as part of the government’s ongoing...
Transformation of Guyana’s food system to be discussed at upcoming UN Summit
The transformation of Guyana’s food system is expected to take centre stage at the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit scheduled for September 2021....
GuySuCo fails to reach first crop target
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) having completed the First Crop 2020 in June, achieved a total of 37,015 tonnes of sugar, which is...
Region 10 needs more agri. investments – MP Figueira
Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, is advocating for government to make more substantial investments towards agriculture in Linden and other key areas of...
Gov’t ready to coinvest with sugar workers, fisherfolk to increase income base
The government is prepared to co-invest with sugar workers and fisherfolk to build stronger incomes and better livelihoods.
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the...
Extraction tracking systems of forest products to be strengthened – GFC
For 2019, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) will be strengthening its systems for tracking the extraction of forest products. According to GFC, this will...
Agri-investment forum gearing to be a huge success; several regional heads slated to attend
Interest in the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo is heightening with several regional heads already signalling their interest in attending the event to be hosted...
Agri. Ministry distributes $15M in vessel monitoring devices to help fisherfolk combat piracy
Over a dozen fisherfolk on Wednesday received vessel monitoring devices procured and distributed by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The devices were handed over, during a...
President Ali proposes new global food system to combat hunger
Guyana's President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, in his address at the Voice of Global South Summit on Thursday, proposed a new global food system...
