Govt pushing for at least 50% of agri businesses to be led by women,...
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha delivered the feature address at the launch of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) Micro and Women Entrepreneur...
Farmers, households affected by April/June floods to get cash grants – President
Farmers and households that suffered losses during April/June floods will be getting cash grants, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said today during his address to...
Agri. Ministry fires contractor for sloppy work on $26.42M timber wharf project
The 2022 Auditor General Report has revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture fired the contractor responsible for the $26.42 million Timber Wharf and Landing...
CDB funds traceability system for Guyana’s leafy greens and pineapples
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently approved a grant of USD$280,906 to help Guyana implement a food traceability system which will target the export...
Agri. Ministry meets USAID on support for farmers of turmeric, coconut and cherries
With Guyanese farmers set to benefit from specialized technical assistance under a US$5.3 million Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA) project being funded by...
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...
Finance Minister leads visiting IsDB team on tour of Tacama Gold Inc’s soya bean/corn...
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday led a team of officials from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) headed by its President, Dr. Muhammad...
Agri. Minister discusses with Agriculture School policies to be implemented in next 5 years
As Guyana moves forward with developing its agriculture sector, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, visited the Guyana School of Agriculture’s (GSA) main campus at Mon...
Mustapha calls for coordinated regional action, increased investment to end hunger, poverty
Addressing delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the...
PPP/C’s commitment to reopen sugar estates not “fake news” – Minister tells Granger
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has responded to former President, David Granger’s assertion that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)’s promise to reopen sugar estates is...
