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...
Guyana accelerating coconut production as global demand skyrockets
With the global coconut market expected to grow at an annual rate of 13.56%, reaching US$39.70 billion by 2028, Guyanese authorities are accelerating production...
Agri. Ministry creates new division to focus on Hinterland productivity
The Ministry of Agriculture said it created a new division to focus on boosting food productivity within Hinterland communities. This was recently disclosed by...
17 new pump stations, conservancy in Reg.10 among drainage and irrigation successes for 2023...
The drainage and irrigation subsector recorded several notable achievements for 2023. At an end-of-year press conference today, Minister Zulfikar Mustapha proudly highlighted a series...
Guyana to achieve self-sufficiency of livestock feed by 2025- Agri. Minister
Come 2025, Guyana will no longer need to import a single shipment of corn and soya bean to satisfy the feedstock demand of the...
Rice exports earn a whopping $45.2B for 2023- Minister Mustapha
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed on Saturday that rice exports earnings soared to $45.2 billion for 2023. He said this is approximately $3 billion...
President’s Cut Rose project blooms, satisfying over 54% of local market
Government’s Cut Rose Project is blooming beautifully, to the extent that it is already able to satisfy over 54% of the local market’s demand....
Sugar making a come back with 28% increase in production recorded for 2023- Minister...
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed on Saturday that a number of outstanding achievements were recorded for 2023, with sugar in particular showing promising signs...
Agri. Ministry defends use of $643M from Contingency Fund to help GuySuCo pay workers
The Ministry of Agriculture faced a number of questions today in the National Assembly as opposition parliamentarians scrutinized its use of $643.69 million from...
Agri. Ministry fires contractor for sloppy work on $26.42M timber wharf project
The 2022 Auditor General Report has revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture fired the contractor responsible for the $26.42 million Timber Wharf and Landing...
