NAREI commissions new $38M office to serve farmers in Paramakatoi
By Staff Writer
In a bid to improve its extension services in far-flung areas of the country, the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI),...
North Georgetown pioneering secondary schools’ collaboration with Agri. Ministry
While Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha described it as a small donation, Benjettan Osborne, a teacher attached to North Georgetown Secondary, remarked that the...
Govt. to analyze low catches undermining $16.2B Fisheries sector
By Staff Writer
After learning of the increasing economic pressures facing the fisheries industry due to a decline in catches, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha assured...
Determined to strengthen the non-oil economy, Govt. holds talks with UAE’s leading smart farming...
Though Guyana is poised to receive trillions of dollars in revenue from 10 ExxonMobil’s projects planned for this decade in the Stabroek Block, the...
FAO donates $3M data collection equipment to GRDB for strengthening of monitoring systems
By Staff Writer
Earlier today, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) received several pieces of equipment and operational manuals from the United Nations Food and...
Port Kaituma farmers receive flood relief grant
The Government has remained committed to ensuring that farmers affected by the recent national disaster receive their flood relief cash grants. Minister of Local...
Pres. Ali progressing on achieving Halal industry certification for Guyana
Despite Guyana’s growing acclaim for its significant oil and gas resources, Head of State, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali remains determined to not let the...
CAD$20M project launched to strengthen role of youths, men, and women in Agriculture
By Staff Writer
Today, the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) hosted a virtual exercise to launch its five-year Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC)...
GRDB commissions $10M drying floor at Riverstown
By Staff Writer
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Friday commissioned a $10M drying floor at Riverstown, Essequibo Coast. Guyana Standard understands that it...
GRDB retains GNBS Certification for central laboratory
By Staff Writer
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) yesterday hosted a brief ceremony for the recertification of its central laboratory to the GYS 170:2009...
