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Gov’t wants to supply food to Aruba
Guyana is leading the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) ambitious food security agenda but the country wants to add Aruba to the list of countries it supplies with food and possibly, other countries.
This is according to President Dr.…
Local coconut industry thriving; Indian specialists helping Guyana boost production
Guyana is growing more coconuts and expanding the industry but Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says Indian specialists are helping local experts boost production even further.
In 2023, 40,000 coconut seedlings were produced and of…
Mobilisation works begin soon for Hope-like canals in Berbice regions
The Ministry of Agriculture will be undertaking massive drainage and irrigation works next year, prioritizing work on Hope-like canals in Regions Five and Six.
The Hope canal on the East Coast of Demerara was built to drain excess water…
Guyana can produce enough corn, soya for livestock industry in two years – Mustapha
Given the increase in food production in Guyana, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha is confident in the country’s ability to assist in slashing the Caribbean region’s food import bill by 2025.
One of the areas the country is…
More single parents to benefit as ‘Cut Rose’ project expands
The Ministry of Agriculture’s ‘Cut Rose’ project involved the cultivation of fresh roses locally and with the project recording much success in 2023, subject minister Zulfikar Mustapha said more single parents are set to benefit as the…
Despite dry season woes, Agri. Minister says Guyana producing as much as it planned to in 2023
Guyana’s agricultural sector has been particularly hard-hit by the prevailing El Niño conditions which resulted in droughts.
Even so, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has said Guyana is producing as much food as it planned to this…
Gov’t opens first Mangrove Centre in keeping with conservation efforts
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) on Friday opened Guyana’s first Mangrove Information and Preservation Centre at Mon Repos.
The centre’s…
Agriculture Ministry slams false accusation of chicken smuggling by Opposition
See the full statement below:
The Minister and the Ministry of Agriculture refute in the strongest possible terms the malicious, false and libelous claims and allegations of the smuggling of chicken made by the Office of the Leader of…
Investing in sugar estates a ‘tremendous opportunity’ – President Ali tells EU business…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali told members of the first ever European Union (EU) trade mission to Guyana that they can help Guyana modernise the sugar industry here and aid the government’s efforts to revitalise the sector and diversify the…
Price hike: Prolonged dry season hitting farmers hard but gov’t trying to cushion fallout
The price of fruits and vegetables on the market has increased substantially in some cases and the hike in prices has been attributed to, in large part, the prolonged dry season.
This is according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali who told…