Daily Market Prices – January 03rd 2025
603 shade houses constructed under agri innovation programme
Under the Ministry of Agriculture Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), 603 shade houses were constructed between the period 2021 to 2024. His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali launched the initiative in 2021 to attract Guyana’s youth to the government’s agricultural development plan. Providing an update during the ministry’s year-end press…
Daily Market Prices – January 02nd 2025
Cassava yield increases to 30 tonnes per hectare
– Coconut industry progressing rapidly Cassava yields in Guyana have significantly increased from 18 to 30 tonnes per hectare in 2024. And according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, cassava production has doubled since 2019. “In 2019 we had 3,226 acres of cassava cultivated. In 2024 that has doubled to 6,000…
Daily Market Prices – January 02nd 2025
Daily Market Prices – December 30th 2024
Guyana cultivated 12,000 acres of corn and soya in 2024
– aiming to be self-sufficient with black-eyed and red beans by 2025 Guyanese farmers cultivated 12,000 acres of corn and soya in 2024. During a year-end press conference on Monday at the Ministry of Agriculture’s head office on Regent Street, Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, said that while this is a remarkable…
A record-breaking 725,282 metric tonnes of rice produced in 2024
With the production of 725,282 metric tonnes of rice in 2024, Guyana has surpassed its target and achieved a record-breaking milestone in its agriculture sector. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha made the announcement during his ministry’s year-end press conference on Monday. “I want to say that this is a record-breaking…
