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agriculture
BUDGET 2022: Gov’t to use Norway money to fund massive flood-relief channelsThe government will tap into a US$54 million sum received from Norway, combined with investment income, to build two major…
Construction underway for model shade houses as part of President’s youth agri. initiativeFollowing the launch of the ‘Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme’ which was conceptualised by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on…
‘Most’ of the protocols completed to remove Catfish ban – Agri. MinisterThe majority of the protocols that were required to remove the current ban on catfish to the United States are…
Farmers’ market coming to Region Six soon -Minister MustaphaThe Ministry of Agriculture will be partnering with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six, to host a massive…
Devastated by floods, 200 small scale farmers get $8.9M FAO supportBy Shikema Dey [email protected] Bibi Waheeda Hamid of Rosignol, West Coast Berbice lost over $200,000 in livestock last year when…
Facing worsening climate conditions, Guyanese farmers to benefit from crop insurance this yearGuyanese farmers, many of whom faced major losses due to floods in 2021 as climate conditions worsened across the world,…
More money for GuySuCo but dependence on gov’t to be reduced by 2026The government is expected to make more funds available for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in its 2022 budget but…
Agri. officials in aggressive push to regain lost regional marketsFailure to adhere to regional sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures saw Guyana losing some of its export markets in the…
Low fish catches: Pres. Ali floats new strategies to help fisherfolk rake in millions moreBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] The decline in the amount of fish caught by fisherfolk who have been plying their trade…
Young people tapping into multi-billion-dollar vegetable market; potential for millions in profitsIn just three years, from 2018 to 2020, Guyana imported about $6 billion in carrots, broccoli and cauliflower but a…
Pres. Ali launches Agri. entrepreneurship programme to empower youth, create jobsPresident Dr Irfaan Ali today launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme to bolster the agriculture sector, empower youths and…
Rehabilitating deplorable Laluni, Kuru Kururu access road a priority in 2022 BudgetThe access road to the agricultural community of Laluni which runs through Kuru Kururu on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway will soon…
2022 seen as year for hemp production in GuyanaThe Guyana Hemp Industries, the company behind the unrelenting activism for the legalisation and production of industrial hemp in Guyana,…
Guyana rakes in close to $40 billion from rice exportsDespite the COVID-19 pandemic and recent floods, Guyana’s rice industry remained resilient and raked in close to $40 billion (US$189,232,690)…
63 ponds completed to ramp up production of brackish water shrimpA total of 63 ponds have been completed as part of the government’s efforts to increase the production of brackish…
Pumps deployed to help reduce flooding in Reg. 3Persistent rainfall across parts of Guyana’s Coast over the last 48 hours has left many homes in several communities in…
Agri. Minister mulls legal redress to end quarrel between Region #3 farmers, Co-op Society Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday afternoon met with farmers from communities across Region Three and promised a range of…
Transporting food a key focus as production ‘extremely hot’ topic at CARICOMThere have been increasing talks on upping the production and trade of food within the Caribbean region but transporting the…
