A state-of-the-art laboratory and office were commissioned on Saturday for the Guyana Food Safety Authority (GFSA) at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara, increasing diagnostic capabilities and guaranteeing the safety of the food that is consumed. The facility will allow the GFSA to safeguard consumers’ health and welfare by…
Guyana’s agriculture sector is rapidly developing at a pace with some 225,000 acres of rice expected to be cultivated countrywide during the first crop of 2025. This was revealed by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha during the commissioning ceremony of a new pump station in Region Five last Saturday. Minister…
The $1.38 trillion proposed budget for 2025 is set to propel Guyana’s agriculture sector to new heights and advance its progress toward self-sufficiency. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha made the statement during the ‘Budget in Focus’ programme aired on the National Communications Network (NCN) Saturday evening. The agriculture ministry has been allocated…
Guyana’s agriculture sector is poised to be boosted as $104.6 billion has been allocated in the 2025 National Budget for the industry. This was disclosed by Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh on Friday evening. Minister Singh was…
The government has allocated $13.3 billion in the 2025 national budget for the continued development of the sugar industry. This was announced by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, during his budget presentation in the National Assembly…
The government plans to inject another $73.2 billion to complete several pump stations and advance other critical drainage and irrigation canals and structures this year. Guyanese will witness massive drainage works advancing in areas like Adams Creek, Region Two; Canefield, Region Six; Good Hope, and Mabaruma. This is according…
Under the Ministry of Agriculture Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), 603 shade houses were constructed between the period 2021 to 2024. His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali launched the initiative in 2021 to attract Guyana’s youth to the government’s agricultural development plan. Providing an update during the ministry’s year-end press…
– Coconut industry progressing rapidly Cassava yields in Guyana have significantly increased from 18 to 30 tonnes per hectare in 2024. And according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, cassava production has doubled since 2019. “In 2019 we had 3,226 acres of cassava cultivated. In 2024 that has doubled to 6,000…
