Thu, Jul 23, 2026
Thu, Jul 23, 2026
agriculture
GO-Invest ready to assist Wakenaam residents with business plans, joint venturesFood production on the island of Wakenaam, Region Three will soon be boosted as government is taking several steps to…
More than 1,600 fisherfolk in Berbice to receive cash grantMore 1,600 fisherfolk in Region Six (East Berbice - Corentyne) are set to benefit from the $150,000 fisherfolk cash grant.…
Guyana makes pitch for more US support amid focus on production, tradeThe United States (US) government restated its pledge of US$28 million to boost food production in the Caribbean but President…
Farmers receive swine from Agri ministry to increase pork productionEfforts to increase Guyana’s pork production continue with the Ministry of Agriculture donating 20 swine to farmers with the intention…
$32 million in equipment donated to boost agriculture in Kato, Monkey MountainSee full press release from the Ministry of Agriculture: As part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Agriculture Infrastructure Development…
Gov’t suspends 3% processing fee on milk, dairy productsThe government has suspended the three per cent processing fee on the invoice price from milk and dairy products, a…
Shade-house, tools to push agriculture handed over to Plaisance Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchLess than a week after meeting with members of the Plaisance Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday…
Over 200 households affected as faulty sluice door collapses at ProvidenceResidents living at Peter’s Hall and Providence, East Bank Demerara, early Thursday morning woke up to floodwaters in their yards…
Govt calls on Surinamese Govt to fulfill promise to Guyanese fishermenThe Government of Guyana is calling on the Surinamese Government to fulfill its promise to issue fishing licences to Guyanese…
Gov’t diversification efforts yield results as non-oil economy grows by 8.3%Although Guyana’s economic growth, recorded at 36.4 per cent for the first half of 2022, is largely credited to the…
$96M to procure fertilisers for cash crop farmersThree agencies that fall under the Ministry of Agriculture signed contracts on Thursday totalling $161.7 million to improve the agriculture…
‘Maximum verification’ before fisherfolk receive $150k cash grant – MustaphaAs fisherfolk await a promised one-off $150,000 cash grant, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday said he wants a…
GAWU calls on Forestry Commission to pay workers owedSee below full statement from the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU): Several former workers of the Guyana Forestry…
More Brahman cattle for breeding improvement project to arrive in SeptIn efforts to improve the genetic buildup of cattle in Guyana, some 60 Brahman cattle from the United States of…
$24M grader to boost rice production in Reg. 6Rice farmers in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) will soon benefit from a more efficient access dam maintenance programme…
Albion/Port Mourant Estates employees to get incentive for surpassing production target Employees of the Albion/Port Mourant Estate surpassed the weekly production target for the second consecutive week and will receive an…
National Science Fair finals and Expo slated for this weekendAfter several competitions at the regional level over the past weeks, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s National Science…
Guyanese agro-processors can get $1M, training to push their businessesAt least 40 Guyanese agro-processors can access much-needed business training and $1 million in interest-free financing to expand their businesses…
