Another major facility set to transform the agricultural sector is the soon-to-be-commissioned Tissue Culture Laboratory in Guyana. This new lab was announced by Minister of Agriculture, Zulifikar Mustapha at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute’s (NAREI) open day event, where he emphasised the importance of investments made in the…
The Government of Guyana has commenced its fertiliser distribution exercise in Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River, as part of its ongoing national initiative to support farmers and boost agricultural productivity countrywide. The latest exercise follows several successful distributions in regions including Regions Two, Three, Five, Six, and Ten, where thousands of…
As part of the 2025 Agriculture Month activities, Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, attended the Guyana Livestock Development Authority’s (GLDA) Ruminant Expo, held at the Rising Sun Turf Club in Region Five. The event brought together livestock farmers, producers, and other stakeholders to showcase developments in the ruminant…
During a visit to Banakari/Tiger Bone Village along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Thursday, Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha met with residents to discuss the government’s vision for agricultural and infrastructural development in the region, and across the country, over the next five years. The visit formed part of a Cabinet…
Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha recently met with members of the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC) Agriculture Sub-Committee to discuss how the government and the local private sector can collaborate to develop public-private partnerships to further advance Guyana’s agriculture sector. During the discussion, Minister Mustapha said that over the last five…
Sixty-six fisherfolk from Albion and Port Mourant on the Corentyne Coast, received seine nets on Saturday to assist with their operations at sea. This intervention represents an investment of just over $14 million and follows a commitment made by His Excellency President Dr. Irfaan Ali during a meeting with fisherfolk…
– Between 2020-2025, the government invested $600 million to strengthen Hydromet The Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydrometeorological Service celebrated six decades of quietly shaping the country’s national development, from sugar estates of the past to modern high-tech weather models. Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, Vickash Ramkissoon, hailed the hydromet’s role…
-says data shows “increasingly stronger” growth in year-on-year achievements During this year’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Ministers of Agriculture from across the Caribbean have endorsed the ‘25 by 2025 + 5’ Implementation Plan which forms part of CARICOM’s Agri-Food Systems Strategy commonly known as the Vision 25…
