GAWU engages Forestry Commission Taskforce

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday (April 29) engaged members of the taskforce set up by the Government of Guyana and...

Govt. allocates $98.5M for restoration of natural sea defences

In Guyana, mangroves provide protection for over 90 percent of Guyana's population who live within naturally low-lying flood prone areas along the coast. Given...

Guyana, US to explore areas for collaboration in agriculture

Bilateral relations between Guyana and the United States, particularly in the area of agriculture, can see possible future collaboration as the two country looks...

GRDB probing seizure of $4.6M in rice shipped to Jamaica

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that 70 metric tonnes of White Cinderella rice, valued at approximately $4.6 million, had been confiscated by Jamaica’s Industries,...

NAREI records another successful batch of onions

Farmer Rawle Medford was all smiles yesterday after successfully harvesting – for a second time – a batch of onions from his Phillipi Village,...

Extraction tracking systems of forest products to be strengthened – GFC

For 2019, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) will be strengthening its systems for tracking the extraction of forest products. According to GFC, this will...

NDIA working to address impact of low levels of rainfalls

Rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast are being advised to be judicious in the use of irrigation water over the next few weeks as...

Swine, poultry farmers put on guard by EPA

Swine and poultry farmers have been placed on guard by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to public health risks. During the past week, the...

Rice Factory Act requires Govt. to intervene in rice woes

Guyana has the capacity to produce one million tonnes of rice whenever it chooses to. This is the vocalised conviction of former Minister of...

“Value added” collaboration To help agri entrepreneurs

Aimed at preparing students to become agricultural entrepreneurs, the Kuru Kuru Cooperative College and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) are gearing to forge...

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