Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, on Saturday, commissioned an agro-processing facility in St. Ignatius, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). The facility which forms part of the ministry’s New Guyana Marketing Corporation’s 2022 work programme was done at a cost of $15 million and will allow farmers in St. Ignatius and…
Residents and farmers from several villages on the Corentyne Coast, Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) will soon benefit from improved drainage in both the residential and farming communities. On Wednesday, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha travelled to the region to meet with residents from Whim, Auchlyne, Lancaster, Letter Kenny,…
– pilot project for coffee, cocoa also announced Farmers from villages in the lower Pomeroon area in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) will soon benefit from a series of projects intended to significantly improve drainage and agricultural productivity within the farming communities. During an outreach to Wakapoa, Hackney, and Marlborough, on Friday, Agriculture…
– small-scale Linden farmers to be given priority- Min. Mustapha The Ministry of Agriculture is working to change the perception of Linden, Region 10 from just a mining community to an agriculture destination, as the government commits to advancing the diversification of the agriculture sector. The government passed the Industrial Hemp…
Stakeholders at the Meadow Bank Wharf, East Bank Demerara, and the Georgetown Fishermen Co-op Society, on Wednesday, shared their views on the improvements made at the facility following a visit by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali in July. Fisherman, Ramlall Narine, told DPI that he has been in the fishing…
-Min. Mustapha announces Farmers of West Watooka, Dallawalla, Block 22, Rockstone Wisroc and Nottinghamshire in Linden, Region 10 will soon benefit from a host of new initiatives to help improve their lives. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha met with the farmers on Saturday, where he learned of a number…
With the PPP/C Government’s vigorous efforts to develop the livestock sector, some $177.7 million was allocated to offer extra funding for the promising Black Belly Sheep Project. During a community outreach at Enmore Community Centre, Minister Mustapha disclosed that the remaining black belly sheep from the 1000 will arrive from…
– $700M for modern abattoir at Onverwagt Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Friday disclosed that some 105,000 acres are available to farmers for rice production in the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary (MMA) scheme. The effort will advance the nation’s rice production significantly. “So, Region Five is slated for massive development in the…
