Food insecurity in the Caribbean continues on upward trajectory – survey finds
The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming...
Pork production set for boost as Ministry donates 20 pigs to new farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture today handed over 20 improved breeds of pigs to new and established swine farmers. This activity was executed through the...
Kato, Monkey Mountain farmers benefit from $32M in equipment to boost agriculture
Through the Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Agriculture Infrastructure Development Project (RAID), farmers from the villages of Kato and Monkey Mountain in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni)...
Guyana could take legal action against Suriname over seizure of fishing boats – AG
If the need arises, the Guyana Government will take legal action against Suriname authorities following the seizure of Guyanese fishing boats there.
The Attorney General...
Gov’t to write CARICOM on seizure of Guyanese fishermen boats in Suriname waters
Families of three fishermen who recently lost their boats in Suriname waters have been assured that the government is doing all it can to...
Poorly maintained sluice by RDC leaves 200 Providence households underwater
The failure of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to properly maintain a sluice serving the Providence and Peters Hall areas resulted in 200 households...
Region 2 rice farmers to benefit from $24M grader
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha this afternoon commissioned a $24M grader at the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority’s Anna Regina office on the Essequibo...
South America closer to eradicating foot-and-mouth disease
With almost 99 per cent of cattle free of foot and mouth disease (FMD), South America is moving towards its eradication. While the disease...
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...
Agri. Ministry inks over $160M in contracts for development works
Several agencies under the control of the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday signed contracts valued at $161,722,032 to further their development works.
A contract valued...
