GRDB now armed with 12 data analysts, 8 drone pilots following landmark programme
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) now has 12 data analysts and eight certified drone pilots following a one-year programme that was held to...
“Guyanese can’t plant coconut trees?” – Jagdeo on foreign company that got lease to...
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo appears to be highly perturbed that a foreign company was able to secure a lease for 700 acres of land...
Ramjattan raps gov’t for continuing to promote “cutlass and punt mentality”, plugging $billions into...
Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan has called out the government for plugging billions of dollars into a “failing” sugar industry.
During his presentation...
Guyana surges toward record rice crop as $7B gov’t support shields farmers from global...
The government has injected more than $7.2 billion into the rice industry this year to cushion farmers against a decline in global prices, improve...
Guyana and Barbados to collaborate on prawn production project
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently revealed that Guyana and Barbados are collaborating on a major prawn production project which is expected to utilize the...
Agri. Ministry signs over $2B in contracts as part of 2022 work programme
Several agencies under purview of the Ministry of Agriculture signed 32 contracts on Friday totaling over $2.1B. These contracts are for the construction and...
Agri. Ministry inaugurates $16.4M farm to foster innovation
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently led the launch of a modernized farm in Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice (WCB). This facility, an initiative by...
Urgent measures needed to control skyrocketing food prices-Pres. Ali tells World Leaders
President, Dr Irfaan Ali has called on governments across the region to collaborate and devise appropriate, urgent measures to shield the most vulnerable from...
Over 34k animals receive welfare intervention from GLDA in recent months
Allegations that cattle are dying across Guyana while the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) does nothing have been labelled "totally false" by the agency's...
Poultry programme launched in Uitvlugt
The first batch of 50 residents from Uitvlugt, along the West Coast of Demerara, will soon begin poultry production to become self-sufficient, following the...
