Agriculture
$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgradedGeorgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead with a $2.8 billion Georgetown Enhancement Programme. The funding came under close scrutiny on Thursday in the Parliamentary Committee of Supply, where Opposition MP Ganesh Mahipaul and Duarte Hetsberger pressed Minister of Local Government and...
Mustapha grilled on GuySuCo mechanisation, GMC probe as agriculture budget approvedAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday faced sustained questioning in the Committee of Supply over the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo’s)...
‘We don’t want to do business with them anymore’ – 30 companies disqualified from agriculture contractsAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha told the Committee of Supply on Tuesday that his ministry has moved to blacklist about 30...
Rose Hall Sugar Factory recommences grinding of sugar caneFulfilling a commitment made, the Rose Hall Sugar Estate has recommenced the grinding of sugarcane. The factory was closed prior...
Trinidad to amend law to remove honey importation restrictions – High CommissionerTrinidad and Tobago’s legislature will at its next sitting discuss the law that restricts importation of honey into the country...
Guyana has enough water to withstand dry season- Agri. MinisterGuyana is experiencing warmer and drier conditions now, as part of the El Niño period, but Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha...
President Ali to receive agri leadership award todayPresident Dr Irfaan Ali left for San Jose, Costa Rica this morning (Tuesday) to attend the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation...
Gov’t to open ‘thousands of acres’ of land to grow more corn & soya, high-value cropsThere is mounting interest in Guyana’s corn and soya venture and the government plans to open up thousands of acres...
‘Middlemen’ hiking price of eggs, other produce- MustaphaAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha agrees that the prevailing hot weather conditions have affected some farmers, but he believes that there...
$16.4M model farm commissioned at Fort WellingtonAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday commissioned a model farm at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice. The farm was established...
‘El Dorado of crops’ – Islamic Bank says after tour of Soya Bean/Corn farm On Monday a team of officials from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) headed by its President, Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser toured...
Black-eye peas to be cultivated at Kimbia – Minister MustaphaGuyanese investors will soon commence cultivation of black-eyed beans at Kimbia, Upper Berbice River in Region Ten, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar...
907 rods of drains cleaned to offer improved drainage for Melanie residentsSee the full statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture below: On Thursday afternoon, Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha returned...
300 persons to benefit from new $28M agro-processing facility at CharityAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday commissioned a GY $28.3 million agro-processing facility at Charity on the Essequibo Coast in...
Mahaica farmers to get more support from gov’tAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday met with farmers from Cane Grove, Mahaica to discuss how the government can assist...
Cuban specialists coming to develop honey production; 150 Amerindians to undergo agri. trainingA team of four specialists from Cuba will be coming to Guyana to help indigenous communities develop and expand honey...
Gov’t to resuscitate coffee industry, develop agri. sector in Indigenous communitiesFamilies in the Indigenous community of Wakapau in Region Two have been growing coffee plants and supplying some local producers....
To remain relevant, Pres. Ali urges trade union body to reassess role in new era of AI, roboticsBy Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Seven years after its last meeting, Guyana’s largest trade union body on Wednesday hosted hundreds of...
As Guyana helps Trinidad revive rice industry, honey issue closer to resolution – MustaphaGuyana is providing much-needed assistance to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) as it revives its rice industry and while this new...
$497M ‘first of its kind’ dredge commissioned at Little DiamondSee below full statement from the Ministry of Agriculture: Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday commissioned a “first of...
1,000 acres of black eye peas, red beans to be planted by year endPlans for the cultivation of more black eye peas and red beans in Guyana are moving apace with the government...
