Guyana could save almost US$60 million with corn, soya cultivation-Min. Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has emphasised that Guyana stands to save almost US$60 million annually if corn and soya beans are grown twice...
Prison officers, inmates receive plant nursery management training
Under the ‘Grow More’ initiative, a total of six officers and two inmates from the Lusignan and Timehri Prisons have completed training at the...
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...
Govt. to work with Melanie Damishana on agriculture innovation project-Pres. Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali said on Thursday that his government will work with a group from Melanie Damishana on the East Coast of Demerara...
50 shade houses in Tiger Bay, Kingston and Cummingsburg areas to be managed by...
On Saturday afternoon, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha visited the community shadehouse programme at the One Guyana kitchen on Main Street.
Over the coming months, fifty...
Minister Mustapha unveils bold agri-plans for Linden farmers
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha met with residents and farmers of Linden at the Christianburg Community Centre Group on Saturday to inform them of...
Min. Mustapha underscores importance of investments if region is to achieve food security goals
During the recently held Caribbean Agri-Food Investors Conference, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha underscored the importance of investments in the regional agriculture system. This, he...
“Thing doing, pile driving deh” says Critic about controversial Belle Vue pump station less...
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday refused to answer questions regarding progress made in the construction of the highly controversial Belle Vue Pump...
Avenues being explored for expanding local Agro-processing capacity
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha visited the New Guyana Marketing Corporation’s (GMC) Plantain Chip Factory located at Parika to assess ongoing operations and explore avenues...
Talks breakdown as GAWU, NAACIE whip out placards during meeting with GuySuCo
A meeting between trade unions and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) came to an abrupt end today as the union delegation whipped out placards...
