By Bibi Khatoon Local representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Reuben Robertson has warned against the movement of labour from agriculture sub-sectors to the petroleum industry, as the FAO continues to push its…

The Ministry of Agriculture says it will not sit idly by and allow persons to damage the coconut trees at the Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara. As such, one person has been arrested for allegedly poisoning 18 of the trees and is said to…

An agreement to the value of US$332,500 was on Wednesday signed between the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the University of Guyana (UG) along with other agencies to complete work in areas of food and nutrition security,…

Sugar workers at the Rose Hall Estate are urging the Government to reconsider its decision to close the estate, outlining how this decision will negatively impact their lives, a release from the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union…

By Neil Marks If Guyana were to satisfy a portion of the Caribbean’s food import market, it would generate sufficient revenues to run the country, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran, former Speaker of the National Assembly has suggested, as…

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is exploring the possibility of cultivating several crops which are currently being imported. One of those crops is Onion. Head of the Research Institute, Dr. Udho…

Farmers are expected to be paid $2,089 to $3,300 per bag of paddy for the 2017 second crop—an increase from the first crop price. This is according to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) which credited the availability of new markets,…

By Bibi Khatoon Residents of Wales, especially the housewives and surrounding communities on the West Bank of Demerara are feeling the brunt of the closure of the sugar estate which was their major source of employment. Some housewives…

By Devina Samaroo As the country celebrates agriculture month 2017, national focus has been shifted to cultivate the hinterland as the next major hub for agricultural development and food security. “The fact that our main agriculture…

Cuba is set to receive its first shipment of rice from Guyana after 40 years and a visiting delegation from the country’s import agency for rice is currently here to finalise the agreement with Guyanese company Nand Persaud and Company…