Women, youth to receive training in climate-smart agricultural practices
Women and youth from the Beterverwagting/Triumph Community Development Council (CDC) on the East Coast are set to receive training in climate-smart agricultural practices. This...
Agri. Minister reminds contractors of importance of timely completion of projects
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, recently met with contractors currently executing projects across the country to review progress and discuss contractual timelines for their completion....
GAWU writes to GuySuCo as corporation goes mum on sugar workers’ call for pay...
After some 3,500 sugar workers petitioned President David Granger for pay increases almost three months ago, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU)...
Apple has reinforced the value of Guyana’s trees with purchase of carbon credits-Jagdeo
Leading technology company, Apple Inc., recently bought and retired 100,000 carbon credits from Guyana.
This move, according to Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, grants the...
Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board gets new building
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) commissioned a new administrative building at Mon Repos on Thursday, October 24, 2024.
The...
Livestock Authority gets support to boost sustainable animal production
Over the next four weeks, 12 technical members of staff from to the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) will be benefiting from an Internship at...
500 fisherfolk at Mon Repos to benefit from improved working conditions – President Ali
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced plans to enhance the working conditions for some 500 fisherfolk at Mon Repos, along the East...
Rose Hall sugar estate will reopen this year
The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) government will not shy away from its pre-election commitment to reopen sugar estates that were closed by the...
Treat farming as a business not a means of income – farmers urged
“Our farmers are lacking in the area of record-keeping, and are often not able to keep track of whether they are making a profit...
Agri. Ministry working to resuscitate rice production at Santa Fe
With government moving apace to double rice production within the next five years, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that his Ministry will be working...
