Guyana, Suriname ink agreements to develop Agri., Health sectors

To enhance the performance of their agriculture and health sectors, Ministers from Suriname and Guyana signed two key agreements at the Arthur Chung Convention...

Some 99% of rice harvested to date; Region Five produced highest volume ย 

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has announced that of the 94,000 hectares of rice sown for the second crop of 2020, 99 per...

President Ali leads delegation to โ€˜Agro Festโ€™ in Barbados

  President Dr. Irfaan Ali is leading a delegation to attend โ€˜Agro Festโ€™โ€”The National Agricultural Exhibition to be held at Queenโ€™s Park in Bridgetown, Barbados,...

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...

Hope Estate receives additional 13,000 high-yielding Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut seed nuts

Guyanaโ€™s coconut industry is set to benefit from additional inputs as the Ministry of Agricultureโ€™s Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL) recently acquired a shipment...

Pres. Ali to unveil comprehensive plan to reduce regionโ€™s food import bill at CARICOMโ€™s...

  Following his arrival yesterday in Belize for the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which gets underway today,...

Victoria farmers to soon benefit from farm-to-market road- Min. Mustapha assures

Farmers from Victoria Village on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) will soon benefit from better access to their farmlands with the construction of...

Santa Aratack can easily become eco-tourism, food production hubโ€”Pres. Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali said that the community of Santa Aratack and surrounding areas hold โ€œdistinct advantagesโ€ that can ensure the sustainability and resilience...

“We will not walk away from sugar” – Ali tells GAWU

President Dr Irfaan Ali affirmed on Wednesday that his government will not โ€œwalk away from sugarโ€ and the thousands of workers who are a...

Guyanaโ€™s $100M soil testing lab will deliver results to farmers in two to three...

Guyana is on track to increase efficiencies regarding its food security objectives, thanks to a $100 million invested in the modernization of a soil...

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