The government is making aggressive efforts to establish a massive hatching egg industry to support Guyana’s already burgeoning poultry sector. The country currently imports approximately 52 million eggs annually at a cost of some $350 million. Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the immense sum that is expended yearly could remain…
─ 400 roses being produced weekly─ 800 roses expected to be produced weekly by next month As part of President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s One Guyana ‘Cut Rose’ project which is designed to create employment and create income for single parents, some 400 roses are being produced each week. The…
With the PPP/C Government’s aggressive efforts to develop the livestock sector, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha said the thriving black belly sheep project is aggressively moving ahead. Regarding preparations to accommodate the remaining set of the black belly sheep from Barbados, the minister said, “I am hoping that the remaining…
On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) hosted a simple exercise to test and inspect three recently procured three amphibious excavators as part of the government’s ongoing flood risk management project. The pieces of equipment were procured at a cost of $438,654,750 and will be used…
$38 Billion was allocated to advance Guyana’s agriculture sector in 2022. This represents an almost 100% increase from what was allocated in 2020 ($19.7 Billion) accounting for approximately 7% of the national budget. International During this year’s Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, which was hosted in Ecuador…
─ Guyana Marketing Corporation As Guyanese continue with their shopping and preparation for the festive season, the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) has been keeping tabs on the ‘relative prices’ of commodities across the major markets in the country. These price checks are in keeping with how government interventions are helping to…
The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday teamed up with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to distribute hampers to the flood-affected residents of Little Diamond, on the East Bank of Demerara. The exercise is a follow-up to a previous visit by Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, where he committed to making interventions…
– Livestock, crop officers assessing farmers’ losses to provide support Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday met with farmers and residents of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara as a follow-up to a commitment made last Saturday, to address agriculture-related concerns. The farmers expressed drainage concerns, noting that the heavy…
