─ $9Billion to assist with D&I ─ $112.9Million to aid rice farmers ─ no more VAT on fertilisers, agro-chemicals and pesticides After struggling for the last five years, Guyana’s Agriculture Sector is set for a major boost as $18.4Billion is being pumped into the sector to aid in revitalising and revamping…
IN supporting CARICOM countries’ access to climate and environmental financing, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, met recently with the AMEXCID-FAO technical teams from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Sub-Regional offices in the Caribbean. At the online meeting also was the minister’s technical team, along with Ambassador Jose Omar Hurtado Contreras,…
emergency budget to address some of the issues faced by agro-processors During a virtual meeting earlier today with officials from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association Limited (GMSA), Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha reiterated Government’s commitment to improving the agro-processing and micro enterprise industries. While reflecting on several announcements made by…
1500 more hampers, other items for vulnerable groups Earlier today, the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) handed over 1,500 food hampers to the Government of Guyana to assist with its relief efforts in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The donation was made to Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who…
Qualified persons are invited to apply for a Government of Guyana (GoG) Scholarship to study at the Guyana School of Agriculture or the University of Guyana. A number of programs in agriculture are available. The deadline for submissions is September 11th, 2020.Click the link below to apply. https://scholarships.dps.gov.gy/index.php/gog-scholarships
new GuySuCo B.O.D to be announced soon Today, while on an outreach to villages along the East Berbice, Corentyne area, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha visited the Skeldon and Rose Hall Estates. During his first official visit since being appointed Minister of Agriculture, Minister Mustapha was able to assess the state…
300 chicks, 100 bags of feed donated, 2000 more birds/chicks and other genetic material to be donated by the end of September Emergency drainage works carried out Poultry farmer, Abdul Rasheed Latiff who suffered in excess of GY $4M in losses after his poultry farm was flooded last September, today…
– settling outstanding payments with interest, says Min. Mustapha. THE Panamanian Government has responded to Guyana, acknowledging the outstanding payments for rice and has committed to addressing those payments, but has requested to do so after COVID-19 subsides, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has confirmed. In an invited comment on Thursday,…
