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...
Mustapha says no to across-the-board standard price for paddyRice farmers on Tuesday asked Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha for the government’s aid in making the paddy price standard in...
DDL’s state-of-the-art dairy farm to use 500 milking cowsThe new state-of-the-art dairy farm that will be established by local company, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) in collaboration with the...
Caribbean countries pass halfway target of Guyana-led food agendaCountries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been able to pass the halfway mark of the Guyana-led food security agenda...
Five Guyanese attend world’s largest agri-food expoFive young Guyanese professionals recently attended the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), the world’s largest annual poultry, feed, and...
$6B approved for more drainage pumps, flood reliefThe Ministry of Agriculture will install another eight drainage pumps and invest in other drainage support this year after the...
After punts left to rot, more money approved for re-opening of Rose Hall estateThe Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Tuesday approved funds allocated for much-needed expenditure at the Rose Hall sugar estate in...
Thieves raid, steal shrimp from Borlam farmShrimp production in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) which is part of a national strategy to increase the country’s...
Ali: Guyana can be new destination for manufacturing companies seeking to expandWith the forthcoming Wales Gas-to-Energy project promising to slash energy costs in Guyana by half, President Dr. Irfaan Ali told...
Guyana building new regional ‘agri-tech’ campus – President AliBy Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced that a new regional agriculture technology campus will be built...
Mustapha certain rice industry will flourish in 2023With significant attention directed towards boosting rice production and finding new markets, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha told the National Assembly...
Working towards a food-secure regionBy Gillian Smith FAO Representative in Guyana Food insecurity affected 40 percent of the total population of Latin America and...
BUDGET 2023: $500M for new abattoir in Reg. 5, other supportA sum of $500 million has been allocated in the 2023 National Budget for the construction of a new abattoir...
BUDGET 2023: Gov’t to tackle flooding with $19.7B in drainage supportThe construction of more drainage systems in several communities is on the government’s agenda, as Finance Minister Dr. Ashni announced...
BUDGET 2023: Gov’t hopes to improve rice yields, fight pests with $300M injectionRice is one of Guyana’s key products and Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced that the government will spend some...
Women group promised birds for ‘start up’ farming, other issues addressed at Ituni outreachA group of 14 women farmers at Ituni, Region Ten were on Tuesday assured by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha that...
After successful trial, 1,000 acres of soya bean under cultivationThe first Soya bean trial cultivation at the Dubulay Ranch, which is located approximately 70 miles south of Georgetown along...
Aquaculture cage trials to be introduced at KwakwaniAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has promised that a total of 50 marine cages are expected to be procured to boost...
Region Two rice farmers to get assistance after harvest destroyed by rainAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday said the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) will be engaged today to provide assistance...
