US$79,000 distributed to farmers as FAO, WPF back Guyana’s ‘Twenty-Five by 2025 Initiative’
The Government of Guyana, through its National Pathway for Food Systems Transformation, is making remarkable strides towards enriching rural livelihoods, diversifying the economy, and...
National Fisherfolk body resuscitated; industry to see more robust monitoring
The Guyana National Fisherfolk Organization (GNFO) hosted its second national election yesterday.
Representatives from the Upper Corentyne Fisherman Corp Society, Rosignol Fishermen’s Corp, Albion Landing...
Min. Mustapha underscores Agriculture’s key role in tackling global water crisis at IICA Panel
Guyana's Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, recently emphasized the critical role agriculture can play in addressing the ongoing water crisis facing many nations.
Speaking at a...
New Agri. Youth Programme to wipe out $2B import bill for broccoli, carrots, cauliflower
By Staff Writer
The PPP/C Government’s Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme, which was launched by President, Irfaan Ali on Tuesday, is expected to wipe out...
$1.9B set aside for transferral, upgrade of Enmore Packaging Plant
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has revealed that budget 2022 allocates $400M for the transferral of the Enmore Packaging Plant to Albion, the country’s premier...
Rice Factory Act requires Govt. to intervene in rice woes
Guyana has the capacity to produce one million tonnes of rice whenever it chooses to. This is the vocalised conviction of former Minister of...
GuySuCo gets new Board of Directors
The Ministry of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been armed with a new Board of Directors.
Those persons are...
Guyana participates in launch of global initiative to train 100 million farmers
Guyana recently participated in a major initiative aimed at empowering 100 million small-scale farmers across the world through regenerative agriculture training. Regenerative agriculture entails...
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...
Pritipaul Singh seeks EPA’s approval to start-up upgraded sections of seafood processing complex
Pritipaul Singh Investments Incorporated (PSII) has reapplied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authorization to operate its upgraded seafood processing complex and supporting...
