Farmers, exporters build capacity at training sessions

(Source-Guyana Chronicle) FARMERS and exporters in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) earlier this month received two visits from the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) as part of its Agriculture Month activities. These visits were primarily aimed at forging a closer working relationship between farmers and exporters and at the same time creating…

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MOA honor long serving employees and retirees

(Source-DPI) The Ministry of Agriculture, today, honoured twenty-one of its long-serving employees including retirees who have completed twenty years or more service in the agriculture industry. The employees were presented with a certificate of appreciation and a token at the Award and Long Service Ceremony held at the National Culture…

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PTCCB drama final blows audience away

(Source-DPI) The performances of the finalists in the Pesticide and Toxic Chemicals Control Board’s (PTCCB) Secondary School drama competition, today, were nothing short of expressive and informative. The audience agreed that this year’s presentations rivalled past acts. Delivering the feature address, at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), Minister of Agriculture…

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Food Security Institute launched

(Source-DPI) -University of Guyana, Food and Agriculture Organization collaborate -‘it would be wise for Guyana not to put all its eggs in the oil basket – Professor Ivelaw Griffith   Guyana can soon reclaim the title of “bread Basket of the Region” following the opening of an institute for food…

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MOA’s annual cook off brings the heat

(Source DPI)   Several agencies attached to the Ministry of Agriculture brought their ‘A’ game, with tasty dishes that incorporated pumpkin and sweet potato, as main ingredients, for its annual cook-off competition According to a senior official at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), Selwyn Anthony, these staples were selected…

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