1500 farmers to benefit from $127M in flood-relief grants in Region 1
Approximately $127 million in flood-relief grants will be distributed to farmers from several
villages in Region One (Barima-Waini) who were affected by flooding earlier in...
Black belly sheep from Barbados to begin arriving this week
The first flock of the black belly sheep from Barbados is expected in Guyana by next week.
This was revealed by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar...
Govt to set up nursery to boost sugarcane cultivation – Pres Ali
…to tap into expertise of India, Guatemala & Dominican Republic
As the Guyana Government seeks to modernise the sugar industry and restore it to a...
US$5M food terminal earmarked for Soesdyke-Linden Highway
A food terminal to the tune of approximately US$5 million is earmarked to be constructed along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, in keeping with the People’s...
Reduction in paddy price: Govt intervenes, millers agree to pay $65,000 per tonne
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustafa has assured rice farmers that they will receive no less than $65,000 per tonne for paddy.
The assurance was given when...
MoU signed for T&T company to set up agro-processing plant in Guyana
President Dr Irfaan Ali, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and Trinidadian...
Reg 4 farmers receive assistance to boost agriculture production
Thirty small and medium-scale farmers from Region Four (Demerara – Mahaica) on Monday received inputs to boost their productions totaling some $3.3 million.
This was...
Huge interest from Diaspora in agri investments – Head of Diaspora Unit
With Guyana’s “25 by 2025” vision in mind, interest continues to be shown, particularly from the Diaspora, in agricultural investments in Guyana - so...
Achieving food security in C’bean requires heavy political lifting from top – VP Jagdeo
…says each country needs champion of agri-sector
With the Caribbean Community (Caricom) currently on the path to reducing its high food import bill by 25...
GraceKennedy, CCRIF signal readiness to introduce regional agriculture insurance – CARICOM MTF
CARICOM Member States, since the establishment of the Ministerial Taskforce (MTF) by H.E. President Dr Irfaan Ali, have been working towards the establishment of...