Agri. Ministry hosts extension training exercise for Reg. 3, 4, & 5 officers
Extension officers from Regions Three, Four, and Five are set to undergo a three-day training at the Guyana School of Agriculture’s Mon Repos campus....
Guyana leading CARICOM’s drive to reduce food bill with transformative projects—President Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that Guyana is leading the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) efforts to reduce its food importation bill by 25% by 2025...
Int’l Groups spearhead mission to empower local farmers with tools to implement innovative plans
The drive to empower local farmer organizations (FOs) has taken a significant leap forward as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
High demand for Guyana’s rice on int’l market – Min. Mustapha
– Guyana expected to surpass target for rice production this year
There is a high demand for Guyana’s rice on the international market due to...
IUF General Secretary urges unionization of oil and gas workers
Sue Longley, the General Secretary of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) has raised concerns...
“We will not walk away from sugar” – Ali tells GAWU
President Dr Irfaan Ali affirmed on Wednesday that his government will not “walk away from sugar” and the thousands of workers who are a...
Agri Minister underscores improved drainage prospects for Melanie, other communities along the East Coast
Farmers and residents of Melanie and neighboring communities along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) have expressed their appreciation for the forthcoming drainage enhancements...
East Bank Demerara residents to benefit from new pump station at Craig
To mitigate flooding in many farming areas while increasing food productivity, residents along the East Bank corridor will soon benefit from the construction of...
Agri. Ministry invests $500M in innovative cutter head dredge
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday unveiled an addition to his ministry’s equipment arsenal - a state-of-the-art cutter head dredge located at Little Diamond...
Govt. commissions $23.6M agro-processing facility at Watooka
Less than two weeks after commissioning an agro-processing facility in Karaudarnau Village in Region Nine, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday commissioned a similar...
