– as government invites bids for cattle pen reconstruction A $25.59 million investment will boost cattle breeding operations at the Livestock Farm in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to modernise Guyana’s livestock sector, strengthen genetic improvement programmes, and expand local production capacity. The…
-says forests are economic assets that provide global climate services While speaking during a ministerial roundtable on Policy Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture and Forest Management for Climate-Resilient Development during the 39th Session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 39), Agriculture…
– to close agricultural productivity gap Guyana is advancing climate-resilient agriculture, innovation and inclusive policies to close the productivity gap in the region’s agricultural sector. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha highlighted these efforts while addressing a ministerial roundtable on closing the productivity gap in Latin America and the Caribbean at the…
Earlier today, while addressing delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC) being held in Brasília, Brazil, Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha said that while member states unanimously underscored the need for sustained…
In keeping with the commitments made by His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Tambaqui aquaculture activities have now commenced at Bonasika Creek as part of the Government of Guyana’s expanding aquaculture development initiative. Two farmers in the community have recently received feed and Tambaqui fingerlings and have begun pond rearing…
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday announced that approximately 13 tunnel-ventilated poultry pens will be established within the next six months, each capable of producing between 30,000 and 40,000 birds every six weeks. The expansion builds on existing gains in the sector, where Guyana has already achieved self-sufficiency in…
The Ministry of Agriculture will establish another Biotechnology Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory to advance agricultural productivity and increase the availability of planting materials for farmers across Guyana. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday announced that the facility will address longstanding challenges in meeting demand, noting that existing nurseries have…
The Ministry of Agriculture plans to install 40 new drainage pumps and construct and revamp approximately 63 sluices in 202 to ensure thousands of farmers, fisherfolk, and agro-processors benefit from new and improved infrastructure. Minister Mustapha announced the plans during a recent Starting Point Podcast, where he underscored the scale of the…
