Govt. positioning Region 7 farmers to satisfy cassava market in Barbados
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha is setting the stage for Region Seven farmers to satisfy the demand for cassava in Barbados.
Cassava is of particular importance...
IUF General Secretary urges unionization of oil and gas workers
Sue Longley, the General Secretary of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) has raised concerns...
Gov’t introduces sustainable agriculture initiative for persons living with disabilities
Persons living with disabilities (PWD) now have access to specialised ‘sustainable agriculture’ training, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘Learning Lab’.
This...
Agriculture Month is a celebration of industry’s growth, success – Mustapha at Ruminant Expo
As part of the 2025 Agriculture Month activities, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, attended the Guyana Livestock Development Authority’s (GLDA) Ruminant Expo, held at...
With regional imports at US$149M annually, poultry sufficiency central to sustainable growth – CARICOM...
The 7th Annual International Technical Symposium of the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA) recently highlighted significant advancements in sustainable agriculture within the Caribbean poultry sector.
Held...
Guyana triples last year’s hatching egg production-Minister Mustapha
Guyana has produced 94,000 hatching eggs so far this year, marking significant progress in the country's efforts to increase production. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar...
Blairmont Estate to focus solely on exporting packaged sugar, Enmore to supply local markets...
As Government forges ahead to restart operations at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Chief Executive Officer (Ag.), Sasenarine Singh, says the Blairmont Estate will...
Govt strengthens farmer verification ahead of financial assistance rollout
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said the government has strengthened its verification systems to ensure transparency and accountability in the distribution of financial assistance...
Mahaica/Berbice rice farmlands can take well over one year to recover from recent flooding– GRDB...
By Suraj Narine
While residents of Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice), across the board, are counting their losses, rice farmers, who operate in the areas affected by...
Guyana’s $7B seabob industry propped up by 3 large firms, 305 Chinese fishers, 107...
Pritipaul Singh Investments, Noble House Seafoods (NHS), and Gopie Investments Inc. (GII) are the three large kings of Guyana’s $7B seabob industry. But following closely in the...

















