1,500 kilometres of drainage canals, 300 kokers, and 180 pumps to be upgraded
Guyana is set to embark on the largest investment in drainage and irrigation in its history as part of the country’s Low Carbon Development...
Honey production to surpass 30,000 gallons in 2025 – Min. Mustapha
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) on Friday hosted its second annual Honey Fest at its Mon Repos main office under the theme “Buzz...
Guyana gets its first biotech plant tissue lab
-Over 1 million plantlets per year, compared to the previous 15,000
The government continues to champion food security, with the annual amount of plantlets produced...
Govt pushing for at least 50% of agri businesses to be led by women,...
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha delivered the feature address at the launch of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) Micro and Women Entrepreneur...
Guyana’s next agri-leaders step forward at GSA graduation
Twenty-one-year-old Shannon Wilson of Ithaca Village on the West Bank of Berbice is ready to put his knowledge and skills to work in advancing...
New nano fertiliser launched, promises higher rice yields
The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Wednesday launched the country’s first nano urea fertiliser at the...
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...
Government’s push to boost local producers, setting higher standard for agri sector
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha last Thursday evening, walked among producers and vendors at a pop-up farmers’...
Government commences fertilizer distribution in Kwakwani
The Government of Guyana has commenced its fertilizer distribution exercise in Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River Area, as part of its ongoing national initiative to...
Guyana, Brazil private sectors meet to forge stronger production links in Region Nine
On Wednesday, the Government of Guyana facilitated a meeting between Private Sector bodies from Guyana and the State of Roraima in northern Brazil, in...
