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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…
Gov’t drafting Caribbean’s first agritourism policy
– Agritourism investments to boost growth in non-oil sectors Following extensive discussions, the draft for the Caribbean’s first agritourism policy and roadmap was unveiled on Friday. The document, compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation…
Construction of $74 million Bridge at Alliance road to commence next week
Construction of an access bridge at Alliance Road, Timehri on the East Bank of Demerara is scheduled to commence in a few days. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha during a meeting with farmers on Wednesday. Minister Mustapha said the contract was awarded to R.S. Builders for…
Approximately 260 farmers benefit from assistance to upgrade internal drainage systems in Canal Polder
Over the last few months, approximately 260 farmers from Canal Polder on the West Bank of Demerara benefited from infrastructural upgrades on their farms.This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha during a community engagement in Canal Number One on Tuesday. Minister Mustapha said prior to today’s engagement, farmers…
