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...
Teachers being trained how to rear tilapia to help students learn better Some 40 teachers from the ten administrative regions are being given practical sessions in aquaculture so they can better teach...
‘Real possibility’ of reducing costly food import bill by 2025- President AliCaribbean leaders seem to be committed to the task of slashing the region’s hefty US$6 billion annual food import bill...
US pledges millions more to support Caribbean farmers, Guyana-led food planBy Fareeza Haniff in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago fareeza@newsroom.stagingsites.cc As part of efforts to ensure the Caribbean is...
As CARICOM produces more food, Ali says storage a key concernBy Fareeza Haniff in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago fareeza@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Guyana’s President, Dr Irfaan Ali says that countries in...
Some 6,000 farmers to benefit from US$3M worth of inputs & technical assistanceSome 6,000 farmers from across the Coast are set to benefit from US $3 million worth of inputs and technical...
Guyana’s carbon credits deal: Indigenous communities using funds to boost livelihoods and improve villagesBy Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Indigenous communities across Guyana—more than 200—should receive 15% of the money Guyana makes from selling its...
‘Eating healthy is not just for old people or the sickly’ – President AliAs Guyana continues to provide leadership on helping the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reduce its expensive food import bill, President Dr....
‘We can’t give up’ – President Ali believes Trinidad will soon address long standing honey issueGuyana, for several years, has found it difficult exporting its honey into the Caribbean because of transhipment restrictions in Trinidad and...
Delays in resolving honey issue ‘not desirable’ but other resolution options exist- CARICOM officialThe longstanding inability of Guyana’s honey producers to use Trinidad and Tobago as a transshipment point for honey exports has...
Guyana’s honey woes with Trinidad not being ignoredBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Guyanese honey producers continue to face substantial difficulties exporting locally-made honey into the Caribbean because of...
Gov’t to possibly double productivity in sugar industry & export food directly from Reg. 1The government believes it can double the productivity in the sugar industry and other agricultural sectors by using new plant...
GuySuCo to ramp up production next yearThe Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) should produce about 60,000 tonnes of sugar by the end of this year and with...
Guyana can produce barley for Caribbean, North American markets – PresidentAs Guyana invests in technology to improve food production to satisfy local and regional demands, the country’s President Dr. Irfaan...
Guyana & northern Brazilian state pushing food production but buy-in from federal gov’t needed – JagdeoGuyana and the State of Roraima, a northern Brazilian state, have been working together to push food production and trade...
Additional 13, 000 high-yielding Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut arrive in GuyanaGuyana’s coconut industry is set to benefit from additional inputs as the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL)...
Investments in pest control necessary but easy access must be curtailed – Agri. MinisterBy Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Guyana is leading the 25 by 2025 regional goal to reduce food imports through more local...
Agri. Minister engages Corentyne residents, addresses drainage issuesOn Saturday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha along with a team of officials from the Ministry, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC)...
Mustapha wants more technology used to improve extension services, meet food agendaIn efforts to boost the country’s food production, some 230 extension officers attached to the Ministry of Agriculture will soon...
