The ongoing brackish water shrimp production along the Corentyne Coast has earned some $153 million, after the production of some 127,400 kilogrammes of shrimp between January and March, 2022. The total shows 81,740 kilogrammes more when compared to the 45,660 kilogrammes of shrimp produced during the same period in 2021,…
A $46.3 million 10-tonne seed paddy dryer and pre-cleaner will soon be accessible to a number of rice famers within the Black Bush Polder area in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). The machine will assist paddy growers who are affected by high transportation cost to move their produce to the Number…
International investors from Israel, Ghana and Cameroon are ready to travel to Guyana for the first ever Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, set to open at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on May 19. The three-day inaugural event will also see the participation of several global entities from the United…
NDIA to address issues of clogged drains in Port Mourant & other neighbouring communities on the Corentyne Coast Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday met with residents from several communities in the Port Mourant area on the Corentyne Coast and assured them that the government through the ministry’s National Drainage…
The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture has predicted that there will be wet as usual to above normal rainfall conditions over most of Guyana for the months May to July 2022. The highest rainfall totals and the possibility of flash floods during this season is expected to peak…
Today, the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) that will see youths and women benefitting from training in climate-smart agricultural practices. The programme is being executed as part of WUSC’s Sustainable Agriculture…
Government has inked a $650 million contract with Well Built Construction Service to establish a pump station at the Canal Number One sluice, West Bank Demerara. The multi-million-dollar investment is expected to benefit approximately 3, 000 acres of residential and farmlands for cash and permanent crops in the West Demerara…
The success of Devon Gilead in producing red grapes in tropical Guyana, has caught the attention of the country and its leaders including President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. On Saturday, Minister Mustapha visited the farmer and commended his work,…
