─ Minister Mustapha tells Queenstown, Essequibo residents Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has expressed pride in being part of a government that has time and again brought benefits to Guyanese across the country. Delivering his feature address at the 181st anniversary of the Queenstown village on the Essequibo Coast (Region Two),…
– “Founders of Queenstown left a rich legacy” – Min. Mustapha tells villagers Sunday, villagers from Queenstown on the Essequibo Coast (Region Two) hosted a memorial and thanksgiving ceremony to mark the village’s 181st anniversary. During the ceremony Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha while representing H.E. President Dr. Irfaan Ali, told villagers that…
The Ministry of Agriculture continued government’s distribution of the $150,000 one-off cash grant on the East Coast Demerara today. Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, spearheaded the exercise at the Unity Ballfield Centre and the Lusignan Community Centre respectively. He encouraged those present to take advantage of the investments made by…
As part of the government’s continued efforts to ensure food security, the Ministry of Agriculture through its Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) today handed over a number of improved breeds of pigs to new and established swine farmers. A total of 20 pigs…
As part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Rural Agriculture Infrastructure Development Project (RAID) farmers from the villages of Kato and Monkey Mountain in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) are now set to benefit from improved pastures and land preparation for row-crops production. This was made possible through the procurement of heavy-duty farming…
over 200 households affected NDIA installs temporary stop logs, pump until stainless-steel door installed T approximately 2:00 am on Thursday morning the sluice door at Providence developed a breach resulting in flooding in some parts of the area. Over 200 households in Providence and Peters Hall were said to be…
– $24M grader commissioned Rice farmers in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) can look forward to improvements in the current dam maintenance programme with the addition of a brand-new motor grader to the region’s fleet of machinery. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned the grader on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the National Drainage…
– Min. Mustapha calls on more organizations to get involved in agriculture Today, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha visited the Plaisance Seventh-day Adventist Church to discuss developing the church’s agricultural programme. Members of the church’s leadership recently met with Minister Mustapha at his office seeking the ministry’s guidance in developing a section…
