In a national effort to strengthen Guyana’s food safety system, the government has commenced a food safety training programme to be held across communities in Region Four, ensuring locally produced food meets high safety and quality standards. Through effective collaboration among the Guyana Food Safety Authority, the Ministry of Agriculture,…
The Rose Hall, Albion and Blairmont Sugar Estates in Berbice have exceeded their weekly production target during the second week of the current crop, producing 2,457 tonnes of sugar against a target of 1,989 tonnes. That’s 468 more tonnes than expected. The achievement marks a significant milestone for the Guyana…
– as government invites bids for cattle pen reconstruction A $25.59 million investment will boost cattle breeding operations at the Livestock Farm in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to modernise Guyana’s livestock sector, strengthen genetic improvement programmes, and expand local production capacity. The…
-says forests are economic assets that provide global climate services While speaking during a ministerial roundtable on Policy Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture and Forest Management for Climate-Resilient Development during the 39th Session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 39), Agriculture…
– to close agricultural productivity gap Guyana is advancing climate-resilient agriculture, innovation and inclusive policies to close the productivity gap in the region’s agricultural sector. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha highlighted these efforts while addressing a ministerial roundtable on closing the productivity gap in Latin America and the Caribbean at the…
Earlier today, while addressing delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC) being held in Brasília, Brazil, Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha said that while member states unanimously underscored the need for sustained…
In keeping with the commitments made by His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Tambaqui aquaculture activities have now commenced at Bonasika Creek as part of the Government of Guyana’s expanding aquaculture development initiative. Two farmers in the community have recently received feed and Tambaqui fingerlings and have begun pond rearing…
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday announced that approximately 13 tunnel-ventilated poultry pens will be established within the next six months, each capable of producing between 30,000 and 40,000 birds every six weeks. The expansion builds on existing gains in the sector, where Guyana has already achieved self-sufficiency in…
