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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...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

Agri Minister addresses conflict between Berbice rice, cattle farmers

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha recently engaged Berbice rice and cattle farmers and proposed a number of measures to deflate...

Sep 23, 20222 min read

Agri Minister reassures rice farmers they will be compensated for unpaid 2018 shipment to Panama

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha acknowledges that local rice farmers are still owed money for a shipment of rice made to...

Sep 22, 20222 min read

Agri Minister hopes to increase Guyana’s rice production to almost 1.3 million metric tonnes by 2024

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has revealed plans to increase rice production by almost 1.3 million metric tonnes by the end...

May 6, 20221 min read

Sow earlier to avoid losses during rainy season - Agri Minister tells rice farmers

Rice farmers during the May/June season last year suffered tremendous losses to their crop after their rice fields were severely flooded;...