25 farmers, extension officers being trained on US FSMA Produce Safety Rules
The Inter-American Institute for Corporation on Agriculture (IICA) with support from the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA FAS) programme is...
Agri sector set for rapid take-off, foreign investments increasing- Minister Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, said the local agriculture sector is attracting a lot of interest, noting that Guyana is rapidly advancing due to...
Tunnel houses for poultry production to be completed by first quarter of 2026 –...
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, on Tuesday, led a team to visit the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) in Mon Repos, where several tunnel houses...
$51M allocated to push agriculture in Region 10
The Upper Demerara-Berbice Region, mostly known for being rich in bauxite, in 2019 has benefited from a budgetary allocation of $51,762,000 from...
TT Prime Minister touts need for business model to unlock region’s agricultural potential ...
If CARICOM is to truly unlock its agricultural potential, it must get past the stimulating dialogue and take action that includes the development of...
Govt. launches new bio-fortified to boost Guyana’s rice sector in 2024
For the first crop of 2024, farmers will have the opportunity to cultivate the G18-113 bio-fortified rice variety which was unveiled during the recently...
GAWU wants pay increase for sugar workers to be retroactive to January 2019
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) wants the agreed upon pay increases for sugar workers to be retroactive to January 1, 2019...
Belladrum farmers benefit from breeding bull to boost cattle production
Cattle farmers from Belladrum, Region Five (Mahaica – Berbice) are the latest group of cattle farmers to benefit from the Ministry of Agriculture’s improved...
Agri. Ministry donates inputs to Buxton Farmers’ Group
On Friday, representatives from the Buxton-Friendship Farmers’ Group received a number of inputs and farming implements from the Ministry of Agriculture to further encourage...
Guyana’s coconut industry expanded massively since 2020
Guyana’s coconut industry has seen significant expansion since 2020, with the government’s aggressive National Coconut Decentralisation Programme (NCDP) driving massive progress and exceeding expectations.
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