―Oil and gas sector among new stakeholders A two-day workshop is being hosted by the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB), to review and strengthen Guyana’s management of chemicals and update the list of Persistent Organic Pollutants. This exercise comes as the country recently received funding from the…
Second highest production on record Highest production for Region 6 With a final count of 1,049,874 metric tonnes (mt) of paddy, just 8,254 tonnes short of the 2015 record production of 1,058,128 mt. 2019 stands as the second highest rice producing year to date. Guyana managed to produce this record…
12% increase in volume; 20% increase in value The Guyana Rice Development Board’s 2019 export report has revealed that US$222.7 million was earned through the export of rice to more than 35 countries in that year alone. The export value for 2019 represents an increase of 20% when compared…
It is my firm belief that it is important for everyone to be aware of the fact that agriculture is currently the world’s leading employer and plays a vital role in the livelihood of 40% of its population. In Guyana, we are fortunate to have an agriculture sector that is…
―region produces 2,100 kilos of cassava yearly Farmers of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region are now better equipped to harvest their cassava crops, following the donation of a harvester to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC). The equipment was gifted to the farmers by Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture…
−Min. Adams-Yearwood delivers 22 beehives Twenty-two Region 10 beekeepers have received bees that were promised by the Ministry of Agriculture. Another eight will receive theirs on Saturday. The 30 Lindeners had participated in an apiculture and business management training last June which was organised by the ministry, the Linden…
− Min. Adams-Yearwood delivers once again The excitement in the air was palpable today at the Sandvoort School compound as Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture the Hon. Valerie Adams-Yearwood travelled to the small West Canje Berbice community to deliver on her promise. The Minister and her team presented several toys…
−to reduce the impact of natural hazards such as floods and droughts. Nine farming groups within Mahaica-Berbice (Region5) and East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) have received almost $20Million in micro-grants to reduce the impact of natural disasters. The funds were provided under the UNDP’s Strengthening Disaster Management Capacity of Women…
