West Watooka farmers better equipped

─FFTP, NAREI provide help ─Farmers to benefit from training and technical support ─producing and selling first crops from shade houses  West Watooka farmers are now better equipped to pursue shade house farming, following a timely donation of 20 shades houses by the Food for the Poor Incorporated. At the handing…

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Agri-agencies host ‘Open Day’

– scores of secondary school and university students attend The Ministry of Agriculture held its ‘Open Day’ on Friday. This event saw scores of secondary school, as well as University of Guyana (UG) students, flocking the compounds of Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and…

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Making value-added rice a possibility – GRDB

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has embarked on a mission to increase awareness of the significant benefits and opportunities of its Rice Value Chain. Earlier Thursday, several stakeholders, especially those in the baking industry, were educated on the various opportunities that the gluten-free, value-added rice flour has to offer…

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Familiarising yourself with sugar operations

―Uitvlugt Sugar Estate hosts 2nd ‘Fam tour’.   As Agriculture Month activities continue, scores of employees within the ministry’s departments and agencies, on Tuesday, benefited from a ‘Fam tour’ facilitated by the Uitvlugt Sugar Estate. The four-hour excursion allowed persons to witness some of the old and new practices of the…

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The Honourable Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder’s National Tree Day Address

Chair, H.E. David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Fellow Ministers and Parliamentarians, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Regional Chair of East Berbice Corentyne, Regional Officials, Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers and residents of Region 6, Special Invitees, Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to our 5thNational Tree…

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