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$2.5M solar drying facility for Lethem
A brand new solar drying facility will soon be constructed in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).
The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday awarded the contract to Grimmond Electrical and Transportation Services at a cost of…
$8.9M contract awarded to upgrade Hope Coconut Industries
Some $8.9 million in upgrades will be made to the Hope Coconut Industries Limited Facility, East Coast of Demerara, following the award of a contract by the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday.
Triple ‘A’ Construction Services and Supplies…
GUYTRAC to supply GUYSUCO with over $356M in hydraulic excavators
Guyana Tractor and Equipment Limited (GUYTAC) was on Monday handed three contracts totalling over $356 million for the supply of hydraulic excavators to complete much-needed drainage works for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).
The…
Corn, soya bean trial showing positive results ahead of September reaping period
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday visited the Dubulay Ranch, which is located approximately 70 miles south of Georgetown along the Berbice River, to get a first-hand look at the ongoing corn and soya bean trial cultivation…
US$35 Million agro-processing facility to be constructed at Enmore
The Government of Guyana through the Guyana Office for Investment (GoInvest) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Caribbean International Distributors Inc., a member of the Rudisa Group of Companies, for the development of a…
Minister Mustapha commits to desilting clogged canals in Bee Hive, Greenfield
During a recent community outreach in Bee Hive, Greenfield, East Coast Demerara, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha told residents that his Ministry, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, would be conducting a series…
Displaced Cummings Lodge farmers get $25M in recovery grant
The Ministry of Housing and Water on Monday doled out $25 million in grants to several displaced farmers, whose farms were destroyed when the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) began land clearing for the new Cummings Lodge…
Sacked Enmore Estate sugar workers meet with Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday met with residents and farmers from the village of Enterprise and its environs on the East Coast of Demerara to discuss issues faced in their communities.
During the meeting, persons who…
Umami invests in agro-processing facility at Black Bush Polder
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Guyana Office for Investment (GoInvest), the Ministry of Agriculture and local company Umami Inc., will see the establishment of an agro-processing facility in Black Bush Polder,…
Hururu gets planting materials, tools to boost agriculture
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Tuesday made good on his promise to provide assistance, when he presented a quantity of farming tools and planting material to the Toshao of Hururu Village for farmers.
The Department of…