Guyana’s first tissue culture facility to be ready by 2025 first quarter -Minister Mustapha
The construction of Guyana’s tissue culture facility is on track for completion by the first quarter of 2025, with production capacity set to soar...
Pres. Ali to unveil comprehensive plan to reduce region’s food import bill at CARICOM’s...
Following his arrival yesterday in Belize for the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which gets underway today,...
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,...
Guyana empowers over 2000 farmers to lead spice subsector
The Government of Guyana has made significant investments to grow the the budding spice sector, all with the aim of positioning the country as...
Avenues being explored for expanding local Agro-processing capacity
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha visited the New Guyana Marketing Corporation’s (GMC) Plantain Chip Factory located at Parika to assess ongoing operations and explore avenues...
Govt. plans to improve food security in Hinterland Regions; to channel produce into Caribbean...
Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo was keen to note on Thursday that government is dedicated to supporting the development of agriculture in the hinterland areas,...
Agriculture Month is a celebration of industry’s growth, success – Mustapha at Ruminant Expo
As part of the 2025 Agriculture Month activities, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, attended the Guyana Livestock Development Authority’s (GLDA) Ruminant Expo, held at...
Govt pushing for at least 50% of agri businesses to be led by women,...
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha delivered the feature address at the launch of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) Micro and Women Entrepreneur...
Hydromet Office predicts considerable rainfall from mid-November; miners and farmers urged to take precautionary...
The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture is forecasting wetter-than-usual rainfall conditions across all regions starting this month. This is considered Guyana’s secondary...
Govt. spending over $400M on facility to produce 1 million disease-free plantlets annually
A $402.5 million tissue culture and micropropagation facility is currently under construction at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI). This forms part...
