As construction accelerates on a pump station at Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara in Region Three, farmers and residents are poised to benefit from improved drainage and irrigation (D&I) access. The $650 million pump station is slated for completion within three months. The development is part of a broader…
Twenty-five shade houses are currently under construction at the National Agriculture and Extension Institute (NAREI) in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. These structures are designed to cultivate two types of hot peppers—bull nose and tiger teeth—for an already secured market in St. Lucia. It is projected that each cycle of…
Following promising results from the trial cultivation of onions, Guyana is well on its way to meeting local onion demands, as it intends to scale up the production at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. In this vein, the government has already…
Residents in Maria’s Lodge, La Harmonie, Catherina Sophia, and surrounding areas will soon enjoy better access to farmlands, homes, and schools as an all-weather road is slated to be constructed there. The first mile will begin construction shortly, boosting transportation options for residents and farmers alike. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar…
The working conditions of the fisherfolk at Three Door Sluice, De Edwards, West Coast Berbice, Region Five, are set to undergo a significant improvement as infrastructural works are scheduled to commence shortly on a new wharf, shed, and tarmac in the area. During a meeting at Three Door Koker on…
Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, will serve as the chairman of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 38th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean until the next conference which is scheduled to take place in Brazil come 2026. Over the next two years,…
A task force will be set up to accelerate the implementation of recommendations from the recently concluded United Nations Food and Organisation (FAO) 38th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC38). The special committee will be chaired by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. Minister Mustapha is also the…
Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Dr Qu Dongyu, expressed admiration for the significant participation of young people in driving the modernisation of Guyana’s agriculture sector. On Wednesday, the director general engaged students from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) during site visits to the…
