On Thursday, Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, received a number of inputs from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that will be used to empower small-scale farmers across the country. The items were handed over by FAO’s Country Representative in Guyana,…
Extension officers from Regions Three, Four, and Five will, over the next three days, participate in an agricultural extension restructuring in-service training exercise at the Guyana School of Agriculture’s Mon Repos campus. The exercise was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the government’s overall vision for developing…
Some 120 residents from several communities in Region Six each received 20 black giant chickens to help them become self-sufficient, and increase their poultry output. The distribution exercise was held at the ministry’s sub-office at Tarlogie, along the Corentyne Coast, on Saturday. Beneficiaries who spoke with the Department of Public Information…
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha along with officials of the ministry, representatives of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), and residents participated in a massive clean-up activity along Novar/Dundee area, Region Five. This forms part of the National Clean-up campaign countrywide on Saturday. Minister Mustapha urged residents to maintain a clean…
While increasing food production in the agriculture sector is in line with plans to be sustainable and resilient, the bio-fortified rice variety with nutritionally enhanced Zinc, which is anticipated to provide farmers and Guyana with enormous relief, was harvested on Saturday. This significant project forms part of an effective partnership…
In its efforts for Amerindian communities to be sustainable while advancing their agricultural food systems, ten Amerindian communities received various agricultural implements to ramp up food production. These communities include White Water, One Mile, Three Brothers, and Fitzburg in Region One; Imbaimadai, Agatash, and Chinowieng in Region Seven; Chenapau in…
Some 250 households in White Water Creek and surrounding villages in Region One will benefit from the commissioning of a spanking new $25 million agro-processing facility. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha made the announcement on Wednesday, day three of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference 2023, at the Arthur Chung…
The government has invested more than $2.2 billion to enhance food production in Amerindian communities over the past three years, demonstrating its strong commitment to prioritise food security. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, emphasised the point during an insightful presentation at the ongoing National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference, at the…
