Gov’t distributes over $1.1B in support to fisherfolk in 2022
The Government of Guyana has distributed more than $1.1 billion in grants to 7,500 fisherfolk across Guyana in 2022. The master plan,...
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Jessica Callender
- Jan 5
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...
Jessica Callender
- Dec 31, 2022
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...
Amanda Marshall
- Dec 19, 2022
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...
Amanda Marshall
- Dec 16, 2022
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,...
Staff Writer
- Dec 15, 2022
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...
Jessica Callender
- Nov 26, 2022
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...
Amanda Marshall
- Nov 25, 2022
SOME DRAINS, CANALS CLOGGED WITH GARBAGE - Citizens urged to properly dispose their garbage
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha is urging citizens to desist from jumping garbage and other unwanted items in canals and drains...
Jessica Callender
- Nov 23, 2022
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...
Jessica Callender
- Nov 22, 2022
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....
Jessica Callender
- Nov 11, 2022
Farmer-to-Farmer Programme continues to provide many benefits to the agri-sector
The Farmer to Farmer (F2F) programme has been helping Guyana agricultural sector by providing technical assistance from U.S. volunteers...
Jessica Callender
- Nov 9, 2022
WAD-Net says indigenous women face the most challenges to growing in agro-processing sector
The Women's Agro-Processors Development Network says their members face unique challenges in expanding their businesses and are calling...
Shemar Alleyne
- Nov 7, 2022
Remaining black belly sheep to arrive from Barbados within two weeks – Min. Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has revealed that the remaining black belly sheep from the 1000 will arrive from Barbados...
Shemar Alleyne
- Nov 5, 2022
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...
Shemar Alleyne
- Nov 4, 2022
“All areas being explored to save paddy,” Agri. Minister assures Windsor Forest farmers
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday met with rice farmers of Windsor Forest on the West Coast of Demerara and discussed...
Jessica Callender
- Nov 1, 2022
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...
Delicia Bailey
- Oct 29, 2022
Forestry sector to get $900m revolving fund- Pres. Ali announces
President Irfaan Ali has announced that Government and Demerara Bank will collaborate to make available a $900m revolving fund to...
Shemar Alleyne
- Oct 18, 2022
“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...
Jessica Callender
- Oct 17, 2022
Pres. Ali calls on int’l community to boost funding for climate resilience
President Irfaan Ali today addressed the international community to appeal for more investment in climate resilience necessitated by the...
Jessica Callender
- Oct 11, 2022
Globally recognised accreditation for local agro products likely with Jamaican support
In Jamaica’s latest efforts to build a presence in Guyana and be part of the nation’s development, the Jamaican Minister of Industry,...
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