The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) on Thursday commissioned a new administrative building in the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) compound, Mon Repos, Region Four. The $115 million building will expedite the PTCCB’s critical duties of safely managing pesticides and toxic chemicals while accelerating its focus…
After a six-year wait, 19 local rice millers have received the $1.5 billion owed to them by the Panamanian Government. The cheques were presented by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha at the Ministry’s Regent Road office on Wednesday. The debt stemmed from a 2018 shipment of 9,000 tonnes of rice…
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has highlighted that the 2024 graduating batch from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) will play a crucial role in advancing Guyana’s evolving agricultural food system. Speaking at GSA’s 59th graduation ceremony at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) in Liliendaal on Tuesday, the minister…
During a meeting with farmers and residents from Clonbrook and Supply Village on the EastCoast of Demerara, Agriculture Minister disclosed that many investors have signaled theirreadiness to invest in Guyana’s agriculture sector. The minister further stated that while the government has been working assiduously to developthe sector, it is also…
The eighteen Berbice Expo and Trade Fair which was opened on Friday night at the Rose Hall Community Centre Ground, East Canje Berbice is a vital platform for fostering cooperation among local businesses. This was stressed by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha during his feature address at the expo. “This…
The rehabilitation of the Meadow Bank Wharf in Georgetown which was a commitment made by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has commenced and works are moving apace. The extent of work is costing the government some $190 million. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and a team visited the wharf on…
In observance of World Food Day 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), hosted an agricultural exhibition and open day on Wednesday at the Bourda Cricket Ground. The event aimed to promote the importance of food security, while…
– with 90,713 cultivated during the last crop Guyana rice production continues to increase as 90,713 hectares of rice were cultivated during the last crop. This is according to the General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Badrie Persaud on Monday during the launch of the new high-yielding ‘GRDB…
