Several agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday signed contracts valued at $161,722,032 to further their development works. A contract valued $25,508,582 was signed between the ministry and Supreme Contracting and Supplies for the construction of a processing facility at White Water Creek, Region One, for the Guyana Marketing…
– Minister assures distribution of $150,000 grant will commence soon – says current list being verified to ensure accuracy Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday (September 1, 2022) visited the community of Annandale on the East Coast of Demerara to meet with residents and fishermen to discuss some of the issues affecting…
– farming groups benefit from approx. $4M worth of tools, seeds to advance agriculture – contracts for much-needed D&I works to be awarded within the next two weeks Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha today, (Wednesday, August 31, 2022) returned to the township of Bartica to deliver on a commitment made to farmers who…
– says some $84 million to be expended for dam maintenance for 2022 Rice farmers in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) will soon benefit from a more efficient access dam maintenance programme with the addition of a brand-new motor grader to the region’s fleet of machinery. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar…
Following the successful passage of the Industrial Hemp Bill in the National Assembly last Monday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that the cultivation of industrial hemp will make way for newer and more lucrative industries while boosting the economy. With Regions Six and Ten earmarked for the initial cultivation, Minister…
Farmers of Kuru Kururu and surrounding areas will now benefit from Smart Agro-Processing Facility, which will aid economic development in the area. The Kuru Kururu Farmers Crops and Livestock Association, and the Smart Agro-Processing facility are being housed at the old Kuru Kururu workshop building which was provided by the…
– A “great step for Guyana”, the Project Consultant says The Guyana Hemp Association (GHA) has expressed its deep satisfaction with the passage of the Industrial Hemp Bill in the National Assembly by the PPP/C administration. This follows a request for its passage in 2016 which was denied by the APNU+AFC…
Guyana will soon be one step closer to boosting its aquaculture sector with the commencement of its ‘Cage Culture’ initiative expected to start sometime in October of this year. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha who said that the first set of marine cages should be arriving in…
