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...
Cuban experts helping Guyana revive sugar industry-report
The Government of Guyana has enlisted the expertise of Cuban specialists to help with the revitalization of its sugar industry, according to the Ministry...
Rice mills to reopen following disbursement of sums owed from 2018 Panama shipment
By Abena Rockcliffe
The effects of the Panama deal that went sour in 2018 were far reaching. At least five rice mills were forced to...
More than 1,700 persons in Region 6 set to benefit from fisherfolk cash grant
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha is currently spearheading a cash relief distribution exercise for fisherfolk at the Upper Corentyne Fishermen’s Cooperative Society, as part of...
Committee of Supply approves $250M for MMA to open up more lands for crop...
The Mahaica Mahaicony Abary - Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) will receive an allocation of $250 million that will enable more lands for local farmers...
GO BIG OR GO HOME: DDL investing US$20M for Guyana to have region’s largest,...
The overseas market would call it “betting big”. In Guyana, we say “throw out yuh belly.” It’s the precise description for what Demerara Distributors...
Forestry production remained under 400,000m3 for three consecutive years
While the deforestation rates in Guyana post-2015 remain the lowest in 9 years, forestry production reflects the total opposite. In fact, yields during 2015...
Court not finding exhibits in trial of former accountant at GRDB
It seems as though the exhibits in relation to one of the trials involving former accountant of Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Peter Ramcharran...
Guyana’s $100M soil testing lab will deliver results to farmers in two to three...
Guyana is on track to increase efficiencies regarding its food security objectives, thanks to a $100 million invested in the modernization of a soil...
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...
