On Thursday, a brand-new two-story facility was officially handed over to the St. Francis Community Developers (SFCD) of East Berbice-Corentyne, which will house an agro-processing and skills training centre. This state-of-the-art project founded by the Japanese Government, forms part of St. Francis’ flagship venture in education, empowerment, and sustainability project,…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will conduct temporary repairs to the damaged parts of the Stewartville koker door on Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, a team from the Department of Public Information (DPI), along with a group from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), visited the community of Stewartville, Region 3, where…
─ focus on sustainable practices ─ will boost Extension Personnel Capacity The fourth annual Agriculture Research Conference is being hosted at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) under the theme “Paving the way for sustainable development through innovative and adaptive research”. The conference is being hosted by the National…
─ residents optimistic that the breached embankment will be sealed ─ CDC intensifies distribution of cleaning supplies When the spring tides hit again on Friday last, residents in the Dantzig to Fairfield communities in Mahaicony braced themselves for the barreling waves to hit the foreshore. Many commended the pace…
─ Min. Adams-Yearwood delivers water pump, seeds farming gear Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Hon. Valerie Adams-Yearwood today, visited and distributed a water pump, farming equipment and seeds to the residents of Moco Moco Settlement Agriculture and Marketing Cooperative Society in the Upper…
Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, Valerie Adams-Yearwood, on Friday October 25th, hosted a farmers’ symposium with several farmers from various villages in Region Nine. The event, which took place in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council’s office, was part of the first day of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo’s…
As the adage goes, ‘Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessing’ – a sentiment shared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture who recently benefitted from a Health Fair on Thursday, October 24. The event was hosted in the ministry’s compound. It was a joint…
The Pesticides and Toxic Chemical Control Laboratory was re-commissioned on Thursday. The fully equipped, $320M facility, located at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Compound, Mon Repos; will serve as a backbone to the inspection and certification of activities required to meet international standards. In his opening remarks,…
