; geared at improving overall health status through agri. practices ; pilot project to create a model for national program The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Region Four’s Regional Democratic Council Health Department, today launched the Guyana Re-aligning Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health (‘GRAIN-H’) program. The…
─ Young agro-processor aims to create honey-based product line “If opportunity does not knock, build a door,” is a mantra that 21-year-old Kelshine Griffith has lived by since deciding to become her own boss. Earlier this year, the Department of Public Information (DPI) spoke to the game-changer, while she…
, as Guyana celebrates Indigenous Heritage Month The Ministry of Agriculture, on Friday joined the rest of Guyana in celebrating Indigenous Heritage Month 2019 with a cultural program at the Ministry’s Regent Street office. Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Honourable Valerie Adams-Yearwood, in…
… Min. Adams-Yearwood donates bicycles to deserving students MINISTER within the Ministry of Agriculture, with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Valerie Adams-Yearwood returned to the village of Sandvoort in Berbice, to fulfill a commitment made just over a week ago. During her initial visit to the community, a resident, Lynette…
IN an effort to provide relief to farmers during the dry season, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is executing a water catchment project in several villages in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), an initiative that is being praised by farmers there. To date, several North Rupununi villages have…
— several farming tools were donated to boost the tillage work of the farmers — villagers pledged to perform self -help from whatever assistance received from Min. Adams-Yearwood — works to commence at 1/10 street by next week ahead of rice cultivation — residents to undergo training in apiculture …
32 participants complete Work Study Program at MoA For the past seven weeks, students who sat this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination from several secondary schools and the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) participated in a work study program at the Ministry of Agriculture. During a simple closing ceremony…
; as part of agricultural development for Reg. 10 The Upper Demerara-Berbice Region, mostly known for being rich in bauxite, in 2019 has benefited from a budgetary allocation of GY $51,762,000 from Central Government to push agricultural development. During a recent community meeting at the Howell Wilson Primary School…
