ON THE GROUND: Minister Mustapha engages scores of farmers on cattle rearing, rice cultivation...
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently held meetings with farmers and residents from Bushlot, West Berbice, and Helena # 2, Mahaica with the aim of...
Honey production output for 2022 favourable despite challenging weather – Min. Mustapha
With the global honey market size expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% from 2022 to 2030, growth in...
Guyana’s hatching egg industry closer to realisation
The government is making aggressive efforts to establish a massive hatching egg industry to support Guyana’s already burgeoning poultry sector.
The country currently imports approximately...
Remaining black belly sheep to arrive in first quarter -Min. Mustapha
With the PPP/C Government’s aggressive efforts to develop the livestock sector, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha said the thriving black belly sheep project is...
Guyana becomes first in Caribbean to acquire high-end amphibious excavators
- Three handed to NDIA for Flood Risk Management Project
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and Chairman of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA),...
Op-Ed: Safeguarding soil biodiversity today is the key to our future
By Ana Posas, FAO Agricultural Officer for Latin American and Caribbean
A few days ago, the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15) concluded with a...
Agri programme, roads, electricity upgrades for Matthew’s Ridge
Residents of Matthew’s Ridge, Region One (Barima-Waini) can expect major developments in their community with the upgrading of 3.8 kilometres of roads and the...
Engineers to assess drainage issues in Mocha – Min. Mustapha
- Livestock, crop officers assessing farmers’ losses to provide support
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday met with farmers and residents of Mocha Arcadia,...
GAWU, GuySuCo ink updated wage/salary agreement
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) disclosed today that they inked an updated Collective Labour...
Guyanese farmers attended United Nations Decade of Family Farming meeting in Chile
Two Guyanese farmers, Javed Ishmael of the West Berbice Sheep and Goat Association and Cindy Halley of the Central Mahaicony/Perth Village Farmers' Association recently...
