Wed, Jul 22, 2026
Wed, Jul 22, 2026
agriculture
Upper Corentyne farmers to expand production on 30,000 acres of land Farmers from the Upper Corentyne area will soon commence several projects to bring all available land into productive use, further…
Brackish water shrimp farming: Tiny animals a big boost to BerbiceBy Malisa Playter- Harry Sewdat Persaud, an aquaculture farmer and businessman, grew up around his father's modest fish farm. It…
Rice milk, coconut jelly ice-cream among new products developed by GSA graduatesScores of students graduated from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) on Tuesday and the school’s principal, Gavindra Ramnarain highlighted…
Balancing oil wealth and agriculture for economic growth; Berbice Expo & Trade Fair 2024 opensThe Berbice Expo and Trade Fair 2024 officially opened Friday night at the Welfare Ground in East Canje Berbice, with…
In innovative push, GSA students make bread from rice, sweet potatoAs Guyana continues to work on reducing its food import bill, students at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) introduced…
‘Miscommunication’ led to Blairmont sugar workers' strike, issue resolved – Agri. MinisterA day after sugar workers at the Blairmont Sugar Estate, West Coast Berbice, staged a strike, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar…
World Food Day 2024: Mustapha calls for action on food securityDuring the World Food Day exhibition at the Bourda Cricket Ground in Georgetown, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha emphasised that…
New GRDB 18 rice variety launchedGRDB 18 – a new long grain high yielding variety of rice - was released for commercial cultivation in the…
Training of Trainers: Food Handling and Safety for Workers of the Seabob Value ChainLast week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism…
Agri. Minister hands over roughly $127M in heavy-duty machinery to MMA, Reg. 6 officialsFarmers and residents from areas within the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Scheme, West Coast Berbice as well…
Engines for drainage pumps highlighted in Auditor General’s report were purchased by APNU/AFCSee below the full release from the Ministry of Agriculture: On Friday, APNU+AFC MP, Sherod Duncan attempted to take a…
Belle Vue Pump Station still within contractual period - NDIASee below the full release issued by the NDIA: The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) wishes to address and…
Gov't to transform 40,000 acres into productive farmland in Upper CorentyneA meeting held on Tuesday at the Classic International Hotel Conference Hall saw Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister…
$100M soil chemical services laboratory commissionedA state-of-the-art soil chemical services laboratory was commissioned on Monday at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Mon…
New Agriculture Information System to transform local agri sectorThe Agriculture Information System (AIS) was launched on Monday, marking a pivotal shift in improving the sector through technology. Agriculture…
From Driver to Farmer: Nabaclis man embraces farming as the way forwardKenrick Wickham, 34, from Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, began farming seven years ago and believes it is the ultimate path…
Guyana could spend US$40M less on imported food next yearThe country’s booming agriculture sector, described by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha as the backbone of the economy, has been…
President wants ‘major facility’ for eggs, chicken production in each regionPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali said the government hopes to establish a major agricultural facility in each administrative region that would…
