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Guyana ups pressure on Panama to pay $1.9B owed to rice millers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday dispatched a letter to the Panamanian authorities urging them to honour their obligations to Guyana and to pay the $1.9 billion owed to rice millers.
This measure was taken as the Government…
Some 99% of rice harvested to date
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has announced that of the 94,000 hectares of rice sown for the second crop of 2020, 99 per cent has been harvested to date.
GRDB General Manager, Mr. Nizam Hassan, in an interview with DPI on…
Gov’t pushes for more corn, soya bean cultivation
The Ministry of Agriculture is urging farmers to capitalise on the budgetary measures in the sector to expand their crop repertoire to include corn and soya bean. Guyana spends almost US$ 25 million annually to import these commodities for…
Moruca, Mabaruma farmers to benefit from $5 M greenhouses
Farmers in the Moruca and Mabaruma sub-regions of Region One will soon benefit from the establishment of two greenhouses valued $5 million to protect cultivated plants from extreme temperatures.
Speaking with DPI, Regional Executive…
Single mother uses climate-smart farming to relieve stress, increase income
Managing a farm under harsh climatic conditions is hard. Being a single parent is hard. Being a full-time teacher is hard. Being a single parent, a teacher, and managing a farm is off the charts but together they bring balance – "I am…
Almost 700 re-hired; $126M spent as GuySuCo pushes ahead with reopening sugar estates
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has re-hired a total of 690 persons to work on three closed estates as it pushes ahead with its reopening scheduled for late 20203 to early 2023.
So far at the Rose Hall Estate, some 270…
483 pounds of expired duck meat seized; importer had no permit
Following a surveillance and inspection exercise to ensure quality protein products fit for human consumption with the upcoming Christmas season, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) uncovered 483 pounds of expired imported…
New rice variety, which promises record yields of 60 bags per acre, launched
Earlier today, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha officially launched Guyana’s newest rice variety, the GRAND 16, at the Burma Rice Research Station in Mahaicony.
While addressing a number of farmers from across the country, many of…
Guyana seeks help to pursue digital agriculture
Guyana is seeking the help of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to pursue digital agriculture.
“…harnessing the rapid growth of the internet and associated digital technologies such as mobile phones, soil testing kits, digital…
Food Safety Authority, Trade Policy to increase agri. exports
Guyana is hoping to increase the export of agriculture produce with the establishment of a National Food Safety Authority next year and a Trade Policy.
Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud made this comment during a forum held by the…