Pomeroon Trading Inc. looking to score big with Guyana’s coconut products
With Guyana once again taking up its place in CARICOM as the lead on agriculture, the government has been aggressively promoting and supporting investment...
Transformation of Guyana’s food system to be discussed at upcoming UN Summit
The transformation of Guyana’s food system is expected to take centre stage at the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit scheduled for September 2021....
Agri. Minister green lights almost $400M in contracts; warns companies to deliver works on...
The Ministry of Agriculture disclosed today that 12 contracts totaling almost $400 million were signed with several companies to enhance the services provided by...
Report on poor state of dams, canals, bridges affecting Mahaica rice farmers expected by...
In keeping with his promise over the weekend, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha along with a team of officials from his Ministry met with farmers...
FAO, Agri. Ministry host consultation on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture recently held a two-day virtual...
COVID-19 has exposed how vulnerable Agri. Sector is to infectious diseases – Minister Mustapha
Earlier this week, Agriculture Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean met with senior officials from the World Bank for a virtual roundtable discussion...
Minister Mustapha orders emergency works for flood-affected Mahaicony rice farmers
Instances of heavy rainfall over the last few weeks have resulted in several rice farmers in Regions Five being affected by flooding. The heavy...
Six Guyanese, 1 Brazilian partner for multi-million dollar corn and soya bean project
Six local companies namely, Guyana Stock Feed Ltd, Royal Chicken, Edun Farms, SBM Wood, Dubulay Ranch, and Bounty Farm Ltd, have partnered with Brazilian-owned...
GRDB to intensify data collection for damaged grains for second crop
Yesterday, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha met a team of senior officials from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Chief Executive Officer...
Agri. Ministry working to resuscitate rice production at Santa Fe
With government moving apace to double rice production within the next five years, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that his Ministry will be working...
