Students urged to take up agriculture at agri open day

As agriculture month activities continue, agencies within the sector including the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), the Guyana Livestock Development authority (GLDA), and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) hosted an ‘open day’ and exhibition at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, on Wednesday. The event aimed to highlight…

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Honey flow season

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) during the past week, has seen an increase in bee attacks from wild colonies, resulting in one fatality and numerous hospitalisations. The GLDA in collaboration with Apiculturists of Guyana, has embarked on a National Capture and Redistribution of these wild swarms. The exercise commenced…

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Gov’t plugging massive resources into spice production

As part of Guyana’s implementation of climate-smart agriculture practices, the PPP/C Administration continues to expand the production of spices which include turmeric, ginger, and black pepper in Region One. On Wednesday, during the commissioning of the coconut nursery in Hosororo, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha indicated that the government will continue…

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$4.3million coconut nursery commissioned at Hosororo

– as Gov’t moves forward with coconut decentralisation programme Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday, October 12, commissioned a new coconut seedling nursery in Hosororo Village, Barima – Waini (Region One). The nursery, which is located in the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute’s (NAREI) compound, was constructed and stocked at…

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