President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that beginning Thursday, July 21, the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) will be selling packaged sugar for $150 per pound and $140 per pound for bulk. The head of state on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, said, “my brothers and sisters, I have…
The New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) will begin distributing over 3000 bagged and packaged sugar to wholesalers tomorrow, July 20. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha told the Department of Public Information (DPI) Tuesday evening, that the Uitvlugt Sugar Estate will provide the GMC with 1,800 bags of sugar and almost…
Several learning institutions across Guyana will benefit from government’s rapidly expanding shade house initiative, through the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI). The shade house is a design which is covered by a woven material to allow sunlight, air and moisture to flow through the gaps in the material….
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. M.P, on Wednesday, presented his ministry’s plan and significant accomplishments to the Toshaos and other indigenous leaders, who were in attendance at the National Toshaos Council Conference (NTC), at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal. The minister said the ministry is committed to the…
Government, through the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has made available some 350 special breeds of milking cows to begin the highly anticipated diary project for single parents. The strategic move comes at a time when the PPP/C Administration continues to push aggressively to strengthen Guyana’s food safety system and…
Brackish water shrimp production is growing by leaps and bounds along the Corentyne Coast, as the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government continues to make heavy investment to produce some 1.2 million kilograms of shrimps annually. Government started the pilot project in July 2021 with 75 interested farmers in the ancient…
Food security for the hinterland remains a priority for government as $70.3 million is being invested in 11 communities in Region Nine for 25 projects. The investment falls under the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hinterland Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Development Project (HESADP). This was highlighted by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on…
Guyana’s agro-processing capacity has been enhanced with a $37 million investment in the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC). This will now allow Guyana to better export fresh produce regionally, to countries such as Barbados and St. Lucia among others. The investment saw the commissioning of six water tanks, two forklifts,…
