Earlier today, representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations along with officials from the Caribbean and Latin American countries met virtually to discuss various impacts on the global agri-food systems. This high-level virtual event was organised to allow stakeholders to present updates on the…
The Government of Guyana has set aside $349.6 million in its 2023 budget to support the further development of the local fisheries and aquaculture industry. Importantly, the financial injection will facilitate a major expansion of the evolving brackish water shrimp project and the establishment of new vannamei shrimp farms. The…
The PPP/C Administration will be investing a whopping $19.7 billion into the construction of new drainage systems in several communities, as part of efforts to counter flooding during heavy rainfall. The move by the administration is a response to the recurring flooding, which is particularly severe due to the country’s…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been allocated some $4 billion in 2023, to start construction of the Albion packaging plant and expand the capacity of the Blairmont packaging plant, among other significant undertakings. Since returning to office, the administration invested over $10 billion in plants and equipment, rehabilitated cane…
In an effort to support farmers and boost Guyana’s food sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is advancing plans to assist farmers in expanding their cultivation and finding markets for their produce. The New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) is actively looking for markets for the farmers’ produce, to ensure they are…
– soil testing, breeding stock for farmers as gov’t works to develop agriculture along Canje Creek Farmers from Baracara and other communities along the Canje Creek in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) have voiced their satisfaction with the swift action taken by the government through the Ministry of Agriculture to…
Farmers from Ituni, a village located in the interior part of Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), on Tuesday last, sought the government’s assistance with expanding their cultivation. While some own and operate small farms to sustain their families, many persons in the village are now engaged in the large-scale production of…
-100 acres to be developed to house cattle-Secondary Schools to benefit from shadehouse During a series of meetings with farmers from Kwakwani last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha pledged the government’s support to restore agriculture in the communities. Generally known for logging and agriculture, Kwakwani, a community located along the…
