(Source-DPI) ─ monies included for sugar workers’ severance ─ many retrenched sugar workers are being employed by NDIA for vital works to help coastland farmers An additional $600M in supplementary funding has been approved to be disbursed between the National Drainage Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)…
(Source-Guyana Chronicle) …promises to address issues of low prices, poor grading MINISTER of Agriculture Noel Holder, on Monday met with affected rice farmers during a protest at Three Friends, Region Two, Essequibo Coast. Farmers, particularly those who were affected by paddy bug infestations, low prices and bad grading during this…
(Source-DPI) – pump strategically placed – govt plans to reduce the vulnerability of citizens – $103M facility will benefit 3,000 cash crop and rice farmers The government’s commitment to proper irrigation and flood management was on Monday reiterated as the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) commissioned a pump…
(Source-Guyana Chronicle) THE Wowetta Women’s Agro-processers group has officially dedicated their farine processing factory in the North Rupununi as part of the Agriculture Month 2018 celebrations. The factory project started in 2015 and was funded by the Canadian government with support from the government of Guyana, the Inter-American Institute for…
(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…
(Source-DPI) – Essequibo Night Expo 2018 launched “Your RDC is fully aware that the power of the people is strong, we are all stakeholders in the development agenda of Region Two, Pomeroon-Supenaam and by extension this beautiful country Guyana. All successes to the region and its people depend on…
(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…
(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…
