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,…
– says gov’t ready to make resources available to advance agriculture in the region – encourages farmers to ramp up production of cassava to satisfy Barbados cassava flour market Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha while recommitting the government’s support for farmers has maintained that Guyana’s agriculture sector is in a better position…
In an effort to expand poultry rearing in the lower Mazaruni district, households within the village of Karrau Creek, Region Seven will receive 25 Black Giant chickens before the end of July. The large dual-purpose chicken has the ability to produce up to 200 eggs annually and about 4.5 kilogrammes…
– commits to supplying tillers, other inputs for farmers to improve their cultivation Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha has maintained that the government has no political agenda when it comes to the agriculture sector adding that all farmers are key to ensuring food security as they are the ones who…
– several pumps, sluices without operators in the height of the rainy season Although the government has made several calls to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to ensure there is effective management of the City’s drainage structures, the City Council continues to neglect its responsibility thus resulting in instances…
Zulfikar Mustapha, Agriculture Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, affirmed his country’s support during an official visit to IICA headquarters, describing the proposal as innovative in bringing countries together, working as a team and collaborating with food security in the region. Zulfikar Mustapha, the Guyanese Minister of Agriculture, guaranteed…
