– says no cash will be given to rice farmers, nonpartisan committee to assist with verification processes – two weeks to compile lists of beneficiaries Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha today met with rice farmers and fisherfolk from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) to discuss the planned relief initiatives recently announced by His Excellency…
Farmers from communities along the Pomeroon River, Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) are once again singing praises to the government, as yet another promise has been fulfilled that will see improved drainage in the various farming communities. Upon assuming office, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha visited several farming communities in the region and…
The proactive approach by the Government of Guyana to mitigate the challenges of climate, especially in the country’s agricultural zones, is cushioning the impact of the current rainy season. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, has attributed the prudent management of country’s drainage and irrigation infrastructure, and the injection of…
Following a meeting with several cattle farmers from Black Bush Polder on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that works will soon commence to minimise flooding in the Cookrite Savannah. During a meeting on Friday with Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo in Number 63 Village,…
The preparation process for cultivating sugar cane at the Rose Hall Estate, East Canje, Berbice, has been advanced with five new tilling machines valued at some $100 million. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, handed over the high-end John Deere equipment, during the commissioning ceremony in front of the factory,…
– as gov’t prepares to roll out cash grants to fisherfolk Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha today met with groups of fisherfolk from villages along the East Coast of Demerara to discuss the $150,000 one-off relief grant which was recently announced by His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The meetings were held…
Twenty-seven technical staff and extension officers from the Ministry of Agriculture have begun a training programme by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to strengthen Guyana’s agricultural disaster resilience and emergency response capacities. The two-day workshop opened on Wednesday, at the Caribbean Inn Inc., Mon Repos, East Coast…
Given the increasing impacts climate change continues to have on the regional agriculture sector, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said there needs to be a single shared vision and coordination of efforts toward sustainable change to protect the Caribbean’s agriculture and food systems. Minister Mustapha was at the time delivering remarks…
