GAWU voices concerns over shortfall in sugar production for 2024
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Monday expressed deep concern over the current trend of sugar production....
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Oct 133 min read
Agri. Minister hands over $127M worth of heavy-duty machinery to MMA, Reg. 6
Farmers and residents from areas within the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Scheme, West Coast...
Aug 182 min read
$70M rehabilitated Lesbeholden seed processing facility commissioned
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned the Lesbeholden seed processing facility in Black Bush Polder on the Corentyne...
Aug 182 min read
$446 pump station commissioned at Adventure
In keeping with the government’s ongoing efforts to improve the country’s drainage capacity and provide residents and farmers with a...
Aug 102 min read
Tender for high-level Hope-like canal in Region Five to be out soon – Agri. Minister
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has disclosed that the tender for the high-level Hope-like canal in Region Five will be out in...
Jul 222 min read
Gov’t to begin spraying rice fields in Region Six to combat paddy bugs – Min. Mustapha
The Ministry of Agriculture will begin spraying rice fields in Region Six tomorrow to address the paddy bug issue. The paddy bug...
Jul 192 min read
Gov’t fulfils almost 1500 of its agriculture commitments - Minister Mustapha
The government has since fulfilled 1500 agricultural commitments during recent community meetings country-wide. Currently, 300 more are...
Jun 221 min read
NDIA to rehabilitate 63 sluices nationwide – Min. Mustapha announces
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), will soon commence major rehabilitation work...
Jun 133 min read
Design of Hope-like canal for Region 3 almost complete – Min. Mustapha
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Apr 213 min read
Maria’s Lodge to get all-weather road, agricultural support
This meeting is a follow-up to several previous engagements, where the minister pledged to develop some 200 acres of pasture to support...
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Gov’t distributes over $1.1B in support to fisherfolk in 2022
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Jan 5, 20232 min read
Black Belly Sheep Project gets into full swing by June 2023
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha says the Black Belly Sheep Project will proceed aggressively in 2023. The Black Belly Sheep...
Dec 31, 20222 min read
Agri Ministry procures $450M amphibious excavators to boost flood risk management
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation, hints at major projects will be conducted on the coast to...
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Min. Zulfikar Mustapha addresses flooding issues in Mocha Village
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha along with members of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and other...
Dec 16, 20222 min read
EU and Guyana sign agreement; will help improve forest governance & further curb illegal logging
The European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources,...
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Tractor topples with driver in rice field
The police in Region Six are making efforts to rescue a driver who is currently pinned underneath a tractor in a rice field on the...
Nov 26, 20222 min read
More than 100 farmers across Rupununi to benefit from locally produced poultry
The Rupununi Livestock Producers Association recently commissioned the first producer-owned hatchery in Lethem, with over 100 farmers and...
Nov 25, 20221 min read
SOME DRAINS, CANALS CLOGGED WITH GARBAGE - Citizens urged to properly dispose their garbage
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Nov 23, 20221 min read
Mobile trucks to enhance food security in Rupununi
Mobile trucks will be introduced next year to improve food security by making locally grown food more accessible at a cheaper rate across...
Nov 22, 20221 min read
MOA helps Corentyne single parents become self-sufficient
The Ministry of Agriculture has introduced an initiative in Corentyne Villages to enhance self-sufficiency in single parent households....
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