Agriculture

Guyana is leading an aggressive food security agenda within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)- a 15-member bloc of Caribbean states, but amid growing concerns of food shortages, the country has backed similar efforts in the wider Americas.…

Following what has been deemed the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) lowest production in the history of the industry, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) has made fresh calls for the removal of the corporation’s…

By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday convened a meeting with the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) at State House to discuss its strategic direction. There, the common thread of…

CNBC- Food prices have been on the rise in the past few months. And rice, a staple food in much of Asia, could be next, industry watchers said. The prices of many foods, ranging from wheat and other grains to meat and oils, have shot up.…

Several agencies that fall under the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday signed a total of 12 contracts amounting to some $491.5 million to advance a series of works in the agriculture sector. Among the contracts signed, the Guyana Sugar…

Guyana will soon receive assistance to strengthen its legislative framework under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) programme by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Wilmot Garnett, IICA’s…

Following a meeting with several cattle farmers from Black Bush Polder on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that works will soon commence to minimise flooding in the Cookrite Savannah.…

Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) farmers will soon benefit from $300 million in fertiliser support from the government, as efforts continue to cushion the effects of the rising cost of living throughout the country. The announcement…

An overseas investor is seeking to grow berries near Guyana’s Linden/ Soesdyke highway, as part of efforts to reduce Guyana’s substantial food import bill, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has said. “After the agri-investment forum, we now have…

There was an overwhelming interest in the locally-made products at the recently concluded agro-fest in Barbados and Head of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) Rafeek Khan said that there is now a revitalised interest…