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...
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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...
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....
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Belladrum farmers benefit from breeding bull to boost cattle production
Cattle farmers from Belladrum, in Region Five, are the latest group to benefit from the Ministry of Agriculture’s improved genetic...
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...
Oct 18, 20221 min read
“Guyana’s sugar industry remains of utmost importance,” Min. Mustapha tells New GuySuCo Board
The new members of the Board of Directors for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) met with Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on...
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...
Sep 20, 20221 min read
Some 9000 fisherfolk register for $150k cash grant; Gov't initially estimated 5000 recipients
While the Government had estimated 5000 beneficiaries for the one-off grant for fisherfolk, officials are now finding that this number is...
Sep 19, 20222 min read
'Major relief' for fisher folk as distribution of $150k cash grant gets underway on East Coast
Fisher folks along the East Coast corridor today received the one-off 150k cash grant. The distribution of the one off cash grant was...
Sep 18, 20222 min read
Gov’t working to create opportunities for youths to sustain agriculture sector – Agri Minister
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha recently re-affirmed the Government’s commitment to creating opportunities for youths in...
Sep 15, 20222 min read
Coffee, Cocoa cultivation to be revitalised in Pomeroon
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced that specialists from Costa Rica are set to visit Guyana to support the resuscitation...
Sep 4, 20222 min read
Agri. Ministry to assist Plaisance Seventh-day Adventist Church to develop agri. programme
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha visited the Plaisance Seventh-day Adventist Church on Sunday to discuss developing the church’s...
Sep 2, 20221 min read
$150K fisherfolk cash grant: Distribution to commence in two weeks – Min. Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha says the distribution of the $150,000 cash grant for fisherfolk will commence in two weeks’...
Aug 25, 20221 min read
2,000 cows to be imported: Ministry still working out logistics with Brazilian partners - Zulfi
During an outreach in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) earlier this year, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo announced that the government...
Aug 13, 20221 min read
Wakenaam rice farmers to soon get dryer and storage bond-NDC Chairman
The Wakenaam drying floor- a ground where farmers transport their paddy to dry will soon be upgraded with a dryer and a storage bond....
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Ramjattan wants Mustapha to sack Guysuco CEO since he does not want to resign
-Says CEO knows nothing about sugar Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday again called for GUYSUCO‘s Chief...
Aug 12, 20222 min read
$150,000 fisherfolk grant will not be distributed unless list is verified – Agri. Minister
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said the distribution of the $150,000 cash grant for fisherfolk cannot commence unless the list...
Aug 10, 20222 min read
Following passage of Hemp Bill, farmers ‘eager and excited’ to commence cultivation
Hemp farmers are eager to start producing and cultivating hemp and its products in Guyana as the government passed the ‘historic’...
Aug 9, 20221 min read
Industrial Hemp Bill passed; “A win-win for players in this sector “ - Agri Minister
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha tabled the Industrial Hemp Bill back in May and on Monday August 8, the historic bill was...
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