Daily Market Prices – December 4th, 2024
Daily Market Prices – December 3rd, 2024
Climate-smart agri. training for Beterverwagting, Triumph women, youth
Women and youth from the Beterverwagting/Triumph Community Development Council (CDC) along the East Coast will soon benefit from training in climate-smart agriculture practices, a move designed to improve livelihoods and provide income-generating opportunities. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha highlighted the financial potential of this initiative, noting that, a single shade…
Daily Market Prices – November 29th, 2024
Drainage systems to be fortified as over $5b in supplementary provisions approved
The National Assembly on Wednesday approved over $5 billion in current and capital expenditures for the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) in an effort to fortify drainage systems nationwide. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha appeared in the Committee of Supply during the 89th sitting of the National Assembly, to…
Guyana produced 18,000 gallons of honey as of October 2024
Guyana has been experiencing major success in honey production, having already produced approximately 18,000 gallons of honey as of October this year. This is according to the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Friday afternoon at the first-ever honey fest hosted at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) at Mon…
$800M pump station to be operable by 2025
An $800 million irrigation pump station is under construction in the front lands of Black Bush Polder, Region Six and is expected to be operational by the second rice crop of 2025. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha shared the update during a community meeting with farmers at the Number 48…
Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary School receives poultry plucking machine from Agri.Minister
Today Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha handed over a poultry plucking machine to students from the Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary School. The donation was made after the school’s Agriculture Science teacher engaged Minister Mustapha requesting urgent help with boosting the school’s Agriculture Science department’s technology as the students prepared for their…
