(Source DPI) – investigations launched to determine cause – quality control systems strengthened – GRDB head not aware of rice being rejected by Trinidad Assurance has been given by General Manager of Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Nizam Hassan, that there is no threat to the lucrative market for Guyana’s…
(Source – DPI) – tree planting exercise for Ebini, commissioning of farine factories highlighted As the calendar of events for Agriculture Month was launched today, it was highlighted that Agriculture Month 2018 will be observed under the theme “Shaping Agriculture for a Green Economy”. This was disclosed by…
– grouping of agri. agencies to allow for greater synergies The central operations of the National Drainage and Irrigation (NDIA) has been move from the Ministry of Agriculture’s head office to GuySuCo’s LBI compound. Today, the newly renovated facilities were commissioned by Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder. The commissioning of the…
– to process 30 head of cattle per day THE Ministry of Agriculture, through funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will be constructing a “high efficiency” ready-to-use abattoir in the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA), Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice). According to the ministry, the proposed abattoir will house…
– ginger, turmeric, black pepper, nutmeg cultivated on larger scale Guyana imports almost US$1M in spices annually, but the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is trying to change this by prioritizing the resuscitation of spices. The aim is to reduce the country’s food import bill while diversifying local…
in excess of GY $132M owed to farmers for first crop GRDB urged to explore penalties for errant millers Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder has slammed the prolonged delay in payment of rice farmers on Guyana’s Essequibo coast, calling it a clear violation of the rice factories act and a clear…
─ several value-added products being explored While Guyanese know about coconut water, milk, oil and flakes, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) thinks much more can be done with the coconut. Chief Executive Officer of NAREI, Dr. Oudho Homenauth told Region Two, Pomeroon-Supenaam councillors the budding coconut…
