Canal Polder farmers to soon benefit from improved drainage systems
Farmers from Canal No. 1 and 2 on the West Bank of Demerara (Region Three) were given all assurances this week that they will...
Rice farmers worried about markup on spare parts, request across-the-board price for paddy
Today, rice farmers from Regions Two, Three, Five, and Six met with Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha to discuss several burning issues in the industry.
While...
Guyana’s rice industry earned $42B from exports last year; country on track for 1...
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has confirmed with Guyana Standard that exports from the rice industry earned $42B last year, thereby reinforcing its position as...
AGRO-PROCESSING BOOM: Guyana exported more than $2.9B high-quality products to the US, Canada, other...
Over the last two years, the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) said it has expended millions of dollars to harness the potential of the country’s...
Farmers to net multi-million dollar profits with govt’s shrimp projects – Min. Mustapha
Guyana’s aquaculture industry is poised for further growth as several multi-million dollar initiatives will be expanded in 2023. This is expected to take the...
Guyana will have no need to import roses by 2024; flowers now as cheap...
The Ministry of Agriculture’s One Guyana ‘Cut Rose’ Project which aims to reduce the heavy importation of roses, is proving to be a successful...
Guyana posied to become major player in beef industry with completion of modern abattoir...
The completion of a multimillion-dollar state-of-the-art abattoir in Region Five this year will raise Guyana’s status in the Caribbean as a major player in...
House greenlights $2B for works at sugar factories, including reopening of Rose Hall Estate
The Committee of Supply on Tuesday approved the sum of $2B of for works at sugar estates across the country. The sum was allocated...
Rose Hall sugar estate will reopen this year
The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) government will not shy away from its pre-election commitment to reopen sugar estates that were closed by the...
Ramjattan raps gov’t for continuing to promote “cutlass and punt mentality”, plugging $billions into...
Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan has called out the government for plugging billions of dollars into a “failing” sugar industry.
During his presentation...
