Gov’t. plans to invest $500M on corn, soya bean cultivation
Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance on Friday said the Government proposes to allocate $500...
Wakenaam’s upgrades will bolster Guyana’s food production capacity—President Ali
President, Dr Irfaan Ali recently told residents of Wakenaam that while the newly commissioned well at Noitgedacht will bring 24-hour access to water, the...
New air link to deliver fresh hinterland produce to Caricom within 12 months
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that within the next 12 months, Guyana will begin transporting fresh produce directly from the interior to...
Baracara receives $14M in agri. inputs to increase production
The community of Baracara in Region Six is set to enhance its drainage and irrigation and other agriculture-related works following an investment of some...
PPP/C to give rice farmers ownership of 20,000 acres of land in second term
Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Dr. Irfaan Ali has pledged that his party would make significant investments in developing 20,000 acres...
Farmers receive close to $1B in gov’t latest flood-relief distribution drive
Over the last weekend, over 5000 farmers from Region Five received assistance to return to the land as the government continues with its $7.8...
Regional Heads deem implementation of 17-year-old “Jagdeo initiative” vital for vision 25 by 2025
Almost, if not all, of the Heads of Government who spoke at the opening of the Agri-Investment Forum and Exhibition held this morning at...
Govt. commences training for agriculture survey for regions 2, 3,4,5,6 and 10
- 4,000 farmers targeted for pilot exercise
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Sustainable Agriculture Development Program (SADP), today launched its agriculture survey at the...
Insect farming could solve organic waste problem, be used as natural feed in poultry...
The rising costs and limited access to high-quality animal feeds have been constraining factors for the development of the poultry and livestock sectors in...
Guyana’s leadership in forest management and climate change highlighted at opening of $60M mangrove...
The opening of the first-of-its-kind Mangrove Centre at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) marks a significant milestone in Guyana’s commitment to...
