Guyanese, Barbadian Agriculture Ministers meet to discuss collaboration to advance regional food security agenda
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met with a delegation from Barbados, headed by Minister of Agriculture and Food and Nutritional Security, Hon. Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight,...
Agriculture, forestry, fishing sectors expand by 10.9 per cent- Report
The Ministry of Finance’s 2022 half-year report notes that the 10.9 per cent expansion of the agriculture sector was driven by higher output from...
High demand for Guyana’s rice on int’l market – Min. Mustapha
– Guyana expected to surpass target for rice production this year
There is a high demand for Guyana’s rice on the international market due to...
Region Nine farmers reap over $15M from onion harvest with government support
Farmers in Region Nine are celebrating a strong onion harvest at Manari Creek, reaping more than $15 million in crops as the government-backed agricultural...
Agri. Ministry signs MOU with Israeli company to develop Hydroponic Project
The Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israeli company, KARLICO INC. for the development of a massive hydroponic production...
Minister Mustapha assures Corentyne rice farmers that all access dams will be fixed
Rice farmers from the #52 to #74 area on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) were assured that all the...
Region 1 to be Guyana’s spice capital
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently revealed his ministry’s plans to make Region One (Barima-Waini) the spice capital of Guyana. During his year-end press conference...
GRDB to intensify data collection for damaged grains for second crop
Yesterday, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha met a team of senior officials from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Chief Executive Officer...
Agri. Minister calls in Auditor-General to probe contracts APNU+AFC gave out after 2020 elections
Almost five months after the General and Regional Elections were held this year, the APNU+AFC regime was still operating as though it were a...
Guyana laser-focused on addressing food security, climate change, agri. financing – Min. Mustapha at...
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha asserted today that the Government of Guyana has crafted a national development pathway that focuses on food security, climate change,...
