The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) conducted a second simulated outbreak of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) – commonly known as ‘bird flu’ on Wednesday at an Agriculture Extension Centre in Kuru Kururu. The three-day simulation exercise aims to evaluate the national One Health collaboration, and Guyana’s preparedness to…
The Ministry of Agriculture received equipment valued at $150 million through its Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP) with funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The equipment will strengthen the ministry’s extension services to small and medium-scale farmers in Regions Two to Six and Ten. The handing over ceremony took…
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have commenced a three-day simulation exercise on High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) to improve Guyana’s emergency response capacity to zoonotic diseases. The intense discussions which got underway Monday morning at Rayne Inn, Rahaman’s Park, East…
The remaining flock of the black belly sheep from Barbados is expected to arrive in Guyana soon. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha made the disclosure while speaking with the media on the sideline of a contract signing event on Monday at the Ministry of Agriculture, Regent Street, Georgetown. “I…
To advance infrastructural works in the agriculture sector, some $1.8 billion in contracts were on Monday signed at the Agriculture Ministry’s Georgetown office. These include the revetment along the Lamaha Canal, a facility for the Guyana Laboratory and Food Safety Authority at La Bonne Intention (LBI), and for the procurement…
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has called on Guyanese to continue embracing the universal message of Phagwah, regardless of their religious beliefs. Phagwah or Holi is a Hindu festival that signifies the victory of good over evil and marks the arrival of spring. It is celebrated by millions of people…
On the 4th of March, 2023, His Excellency President Irfaan Ali facilitated a meeting between the Guyana Millers and Exporters Association (GREMA) and the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) at State House. At the meeting, and in the presence of The Vice President, The Honourable Dr Bharrat Jagdeo and The Minister…
The government remains keen on its food security agenda and to lower CARICOM’s high food import bill by 25 per cent by the year 2025. As a result, the government continues to encourage the cultivation of new crops and varieties, value-added production, and climate-smart agriculture to achieve this goal….
