Agri. sector growth still on the rise despite sugar output decline-report
Bank of Guyana's 2024 Half-Year Report reveals that Guyana's agriculture sector is reaping the rewards of strategic investments, showing strong performance across most subsectors.
According...
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...
Execute works on time, we are not giving extensions- Agri Minister tells contractors
Agencies falling under the Ministry of Agriculture today signed several contracts for projects catered for within the ministry's 2022 work programme.
Contracts totalling $605 million...
Agriculture, services sector among areas to drive Guyana’s post oil-economy – Jagdeo
The next People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government will increase focus on the agriculture, services, and technology sectors to drive Guyana’s post-oil economy. This is...
Earnings from agro-processed exports soar to nearly $900M in 2022
Key infrastructural investments in the agro-processing sector in just two years are already yielding significant fiscal returns. Export earnings soared by a noteworthy 61...
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...
MoU inked to develop farm services centers across Guyana
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Guyana on Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Planet One Agro Ventures Limited, thereby...
Panama still owes Guyanese rice millers $1.1B
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha says that there is a delay in receipt of payment for rice supplied to Panama. Guyanese millers are owed some...
Over 500 acres of coastal land will be used for tilapia, shrimp farming –...
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has unveiled ambitious plans for the fisheries sector, one of which includes converting more than 500 acres of underutilised...
Agri. sector gets $5.49B supplementary provision to revitalize sugar, support key projects
The National Assembly on Monday approved $5.49 billion in supplementary funds to advance works to further develop the agriculture sector.
During the sitting, Agriculture Minister...
