No need for rice importation – GRDB GM

─ Local production is adequate to provide for demand ─ exports for first half of this year stands at 290,000 tonnes compared to 203,000 tonnes for corresponding period last year   The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) today said there is no need for Guyana to import rice as local…

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Superhero ‘Agri-Man’ promotes: Plant a tree, live for free

Agri-Man, the superhero created to promote the advantages of e-agriculture and small-scale agriculture practices captured the attention of youths attending the Caribbean Telecommunications Union ICT Roadshow. With the catchphrase, “Plant a tree, Live for free” the CTU’s e-agriculture superhero was part of the session today that focused on educating youth…

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There is still hope for dairy industry

-as gov’t moves towards re-establishment of milk plant FOR years the local dairy industry has been underproductive, moving from a lucrative value-added industry decades ago to a bottom-house business controlled by local cattle farmers, mainly in rural areas. In an effort to revitalise the industry, the Ministry of Agriculture will…

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