Mustapha advocates for CARICOM’s Unity on food security amidst climatic adversities at policy forum
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha addressed the fourth CARICOM-Canada Policy Forum on Thursday, emphasizing the critical role of food security in the prosperity of CARICOM...
President Ali leads delegation to ‘Agro Fest’ in Barbados
President Dr. Irfaan Ali is leading a delegation to attend ‘Agro Fest’—The National Agricultural Exhibition to be held at Queen’s Park in Bridgetown, Barbados,...
G/Town M&CC continues to neglect City’s drainage structure – Minister
Although the government has made several calls to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to ensure there is effective management of the city’s...
Guyana, India to ink MoU to advance cooperation in agriculture
President Irfaan Ali announced yesterday that Guyana and India are poised to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will advance cooperation in agriculture...
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...
Govt. invites bids for construction of milk parlours in Regions 4, 5 & 6
The government through the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has opened invitations for bids for the construction of milk parlours in Regions Four, Five...
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...
CARICOM Heads to meet in Suriname Sunday; food security, governance high on agenda
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)'s 43rd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government will be held in Suriname from July 3 to 5,...
De-risking regional agricultural sector critical to moving the sector forward – Min. Mustapha
Given the increasing impacts of climate change on the regional agricultural systems sector, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha recently articulated that financial instruments for de-risking...
PPP/C’s commitment to reopen sugar estates not “fake news” – Minister tells Granger
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has responded to former President, David Granger’s assertion that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)’s promise to reopen sugar estates is...
