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agriculture
Heavy rainfall expected until February; farmers encouraged to take precautionsSee below the full press release issued by the Ministry of Agriculture: Rainfall There’s a high chance for wetter than…
Guyana imports about 40% of its food; President Ali targets self-sufficiencyAgriculture is an important productive sector for Guyana, but with the country still importing about 40 percent of its food,…
Agricultural support for Reg. 8 boosted with $38M investmentIn a bid to improve its extension services in far-flung areas of the country, the National Agriculture Research and Extension…
$60M agro-processing facility completed in Region TwoThe $60 million agro-processing facility in Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) is complete and will soon be outfitted with high-end equipment ahead…
Hampton Court Estates denies it is trying to remove farmersHampton Court Estate has denied what it said is a series of “slanderous and erroneous claims” by a small group…
Winches stolen from critical sluices in Region ThreeRegion Three Regional Officials have reported that on Saturday, November 13, 2021 sometime in the evening, the winch that is…
Leading agriculture company from UAE eyes investment in GuyanaSee full statement from the Ministry of Finance below: Today hosted a virtual follow-up meeting between Elite Agro LLC and…
Leaders pledge to save trees at COP26, while Indigenous people ask for land rightsThis story was written by Vishani Ragobeer for Climate Tracker Immaculata Casimero, a Wapichan indigenous woman from Guyana, says her…
Agri. Minister intervenes as Reg. 3 farmers suffer millions in lossesBy Isanella Patoir [email protected] Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has committed to looking into issues affecting farmers on the West…
$68M plugged into planting more mangroves to protect East Coast residentsSBM Offshore, an energy company operating in Guyana, has plugged $68 million into mangrove restoration efforts along the East Coast…
Conservation body using drone tech to monitor offshore activities, mangrovesBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] The Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS), a local environmental body, is training young women, including six…
State-of-the-art abattoir at Garden of Eden; new pump station for Greenwich ParkSeven contracts totalling some $665 million were signed on Tuesday by the Ministry of Agriculture as part of its lists…
Jamaican company to process and package spices, seasoning at Hope EstateJamaican company AMJ will soon be processing and packaging spices and seasonings at Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara. The company…
Improved access to massive farmlands with $261M Ituni/ Tacama road worksThe rehabilitation of the main access road in Ituni/ Tacama in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is expected to improve access…
Blairmont estate bond being expanded to the tune of $82M; $32.8M in machinery for Berbice estatesAll of the sugar produced by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) at the Blairmont Estate on the West Coast of…
$20.6M agro-processing equipment for new facilities at Fort Wellington, WatookaThe Ministry of Agriculture signed two contracts valued at $20.6 million for agro-processing equipment to be used at the new…
$20M agri project targets 12,000 farmers in Guyana, other Caribbean countriesSome 12,000 farmers from marginalised groups in Guyana, Dominica, Jamaica, St. Lucia and Suriname will benefit from a five-year sustainable…
IICA, Rotary Georgetown and NAREI join forces for Beautification Project at PalmsThe Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has signed a contractual agreement with the Rotary Club of Georgetown (RCGT)…
