On Saturday, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned the Andrews Pump Station on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two. The pump station was rehabilitated at a cost of approximately $528 million and is outfitted with two fixed 150 cusec pumps designed to drain 13,454 gallons per minute. It will benefit…
On Tuesday, sugar workers from across the country received payments in keeping with the government’s one-off $100,000 cash grant for Guyanese citizens 18 years and older. Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha spearheaded the distribution exercise at the Uitvlugt Estate in Region Three where over 1,300 sugar workers benefited from the…
Rehabilitation of the Meadow Bank Wharf in Georgetown has surpassed 80 per cent completion, with additional works scheduled in the coming weeks. This update was provided by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, during a site visit Tuesday morning to assess the progress of the project. “This was work committed and…
On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) signed contracts with over fifty-two (52) Community Development Councils (CDC) for critical drainage and irrigation work in several communities in Linden (Region 10). The contracts, which were mostly for manual cleaning of drainage channels in several…
Several communities in Region Nine including Annai, Wowetta, Kwatamang, Surama, and Yakarinta, received farming implements such as chemicals, acoustic ant bait, and seedlings to boost sustainable agricultural production and support economic development. The distribution exercises were spearheaded by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha during a recent two-day outreach in the…
Farmers from villages across the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region of Guyana will now benefit from improved agricultural services aimed at boosting and expanding production in the hinterland. Over the weekend, during a two-day outreach to several villages in the North Rupununi Sub-District, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha handed over a…
The government intends to transform Region Two into a booming agricultural hub through increased funding, and the provision of state-of-the-art machinery. Scores of residents and farmers in the region will start to reap tremendous benefits as the government continues to make notable investments in the crop production and other…
The National Assembly on Wednesday approved over $5 billion in current and capital expenditures for the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) in an effort to fortify drainage systems nationwide. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha appeared in the Committee of Supply during the 89th sitting of the National Assembly, to…
