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…
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, has reassured farmers that his ministry is committed to providing additional resources to help the food sector expand significantly in 2023. Minister Mustapha acknowledged that while the country is currently producing 60 per cent of the food consumed by its population, President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan…
─ $109M in flood relief grants distributed to rice, livestock, cash crop farmers The Government of Guyana has distributed more than $1.1 billion in grants to 7,500 fisherfolk across Guyana in 2022. The masterplan, which was announced by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali last May, was among several measures put…
