Guyana’s rice industry earned $42B from exports last year; country on track for 1...
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has confirmed with Guyana Standard that exports from the rice industry earned $42B last year, thereby reinforcing its position as...
Hope Estate receives additional 13,000 high-yielding Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut seed nuts
Guyana’s coconut industry is set to benefit from additional inputs as the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL) recently acquired a shipment...
Food prices to remain high as COVID-19 continues to constrict trade- FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Guyana warned on Friday that high food prices will remain on the markets...
Pres. Ali assures govt. working to reopen Skeldon Sugar Estate; confirms Paul Cheong is...
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed the government's commitment to reopening the Skeldon Sugar Estate in Region Six, despite facing several challenges.
Addressing residents...
Absolutely no sugar shortage in Guyana – Agriculture Minister
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha was firm today when he announced that there is no shortage of sugar in the country. The minister said...
Hydromet Office says hotter dry season ahead amid El Niño phase
Guyana is set to experience a notably drier and warmer November-January season, as the latest forecast from the Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of...
Gov’t to invest additional $50M to develop Meadow Bank Wharf
The government will invest an additional $50 million to further rehabilitate Meadow Bank Wharf in Georgetown, aiming to enhance its aesthetic appeal for fish...
Reg. 6 gets $70M seed processing facility
Rice farmers will now have an adequate supply of high-quality seed paddy to boost production following the recent commissioning of a seed processing facility...
Specialists to be hired to spearhead initiatives on new crops – Mustapha
By Staff Writer
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently disclosed that financial provisions have been made in budget 2022 for specialists to be hired to advance...
Minister Mustapha assures Corentyne rice farmers that all access dams will be fixed
Rice farmers from the #52 to #74 area on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) were assured that all the...
