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...
$20M pumped into shade house plans in schoolsThe government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has sought to include more youths as part of efforts to increase the...
Caribbean must reorient trade routes to push Guyana-led food planThere is much focus on the Guyana-led food plan of expanding food production in the Caribbean while cutting out expensive...
Caribbean needs to invest at least US$7.5B to achieve ambitious food security goalCaribbean countries hope to slash a US$6 billion annual food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025 and Guyana’s...
Mustapha ‘optimistic’ Guyana’s catfish ban will be reversed with amended Fisheries ActAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha is optimistic that the export ban on the country’s catfish species to the United States market...
Robust discussions underway to amend Fisheries Act, frame aquaculture lawDiscussion between stakeholders in the fishing industry commenced on Tuesday with the intention of gathering recommendations to amend the Fisheries...
After successful trials, gov’t to expand prawns & fish production nationwideAgriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, says the government intends to expand the support for aquaculture production countrywide after the trials for...
Over $100M in gov’t investment for Region Three NDCs-Tractors, trailers, subventions handed overIncreased agricultural production, cleaner environments and convenient transport of goods are just a few of the benefits in store for...
Agri. Ministry donates to Buxton farmers’ groupRepresentatives from the Buxton-Friendship Farmers’ Group on Friday received a number of inputs and farming implements from the Ministry of...
Five-year management plans, training manual updated to strengthen fishing industryAs part of efforts to strengthen the management and sustainability of production in the fishing industry, several plans that cover...
Farmlands Guyana Inc to start cultivation of corn, soya beansGuyana is well on its way to becoming self-sufficient in the livestock sector with additional investors expected to commence cultivation...
$501M in works to be undertaken to improve drainage & irrigation for farmersThirteen contracts worth $501 million were on Wednesday signed to improve drainage and irrigation and increase food production across the...
$535M in contracts inked for ‘restructuring’ & ‘rebuilding’ of GuySuCoContracts amounting to the tune of $535 million were signed on Wednesday for the “restructuring” and “rebuilding” of the Guyana...
Restorative works ongoing at Vergenoegen koker – NDIA clarifiesThe Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) clarified at the weekend that works were ongoing to restore...
Victoria farmers to benefit from farm-to-market roadFarmers from Victoria Village on the East Cost of Demerara will soon benefit from better access to their farmlands through...
Blairmont Estate surpasses production target by 12%The Blairmont Estate surpassed its weekly sugar production target for the week ending March 25, 2023 by 12 per cent....
Relief for hundreds of farmers with installation of $75M pump at Crabwood CreekHundreds of farmers in the Upper Corentyne area will now benefit from a new 80 cusec pump which was installed...
Pakuri will be a model farming community- President AliPresident Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said that Pakuri Village (St Cuthbert’s Mission) will be a model for integrated farms for...
Israel interested in supporting local machinery company See below full release from General Equipment Guyana Ltd (GENEQUIP): On Thursday 16th March 2023, Israeli’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Guyana,...
