Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Mon, Jul 20, 2026
agriculture
GuySuCo reports production shortfall; says Plantation White project to start this yearThe Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has reported a sugar production shortfall of 17,000 tonnes for 2019. The Corporation said a…
Reg. 9 farmers receive cassava harvesting machineFarmers of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region are now better equipped to harvest their cassava crops, following the donation of…
Sugar production target will not be met this year – GAWUThe Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Friday said sugar production this year will reach the lowest in…
80 Small businesses participate in UncappedEighty small businesses at the weekend participated in the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) Uncapped marketplace exhibition. The exhibitors…
Blind but not visionless- an agro-processor’s storyWhen construction worker Lawrence Braithwaite lost his sight to glaucoma in 2007, the road ahead was a prospect filled with…
GAWU says sugar production below target, cites factory issuesThe Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) said the current sugar crop is 27,486 tonnes below its target. In…
Person selling live Flamingo in cruel manner could face heavy fine, jailThe Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission is probing a case where a live flamingo was strung upside down and…
Outrage as live Flamingo strung upside down for saleThere has been public outrage over a video circulating on Facebook of a live Flamingo strung up for sale at…
Wage increase talks between Unions, GuySuCo stalledWage talks between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and National Association of…
With a massive drop in city’s groundwater levels, Holder says policies needed for effective management of water useMinister of Agriculture Noel Holder has said the recent groundwater test done in Georgetown indicates that the capital city’s groundwater…
$83M water quality testing lab commissioned by Hydromet The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday afternoon commissioned an $83M Hydromet water treatment and testing lab located in the Hydromet…
First Agri-Tourism Expo to boost local farmers, craft producersThe Government is seeking to boost agricultural tourism and create awareness with the establishment of Guyana’s first Agri-Tourism Expo which…
Importation of citrus, peppers, cabbages needs requisite permission – NAREIThe National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is tightening up on the importation of citrus, peppers and cabbages. In…
Guyana imports over $10.9 billion in snacks – Agri MinisterDespite a giant leap in recent years to push manufacturing and sale of local products, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder Friday…
Authorities fear oil ships could bring African Swine Fever to GuyanaThe livestock authority on Thursday sounded alarm that ships coming into Guyana to service the emerging oil industry could bring…
Petroleum revenues will be put to modernise Agri. SectorThe Government under its Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) will be using petroleum revenues to modernise the agriculture sector, President…
President urges protection of environment on National Tree Planting DayPresident David Granger on Friday pointed to the negative effects of the extractive industries on the environment as he encouraged…
Persons with disabilities gain knowledge in farmingA number of persons living with disabilities from regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 had the opportunity on Wednesday…
