Over the weekend, reports surfaced that 70 metric tonnes of White Cinderella rice, valued at approximately $4.6 million, were confiscated by Jamaica’s Industries, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry. According to reports, a series of inspections were carried out which revealed that the grains had signs of mould, clumping, discoloration and wetting…
As Guyana continues to implement and enforce measures to address food safety, Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder today departed Guyana to participate in the first ever International Food Safety Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference, which will be held on the 12th to the 13th of February, is being held…
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; farmers now able to return to abandoned lands ; Holder distributes much needed planting material Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder recently led a team to Buxton Village where massive works are being carried out under the Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Development (RAID) programme. The project, which is being funded by…
…as National Ozone Action Unit commences RAC training program Over twenty six technicians are expected to graduate with advanced skills after they would have completed a ten to twelve months Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technicians training program at the Government Technical Institute (GTI). The certificate program, which is being…
(Source:DPI) ─ residents in flood-prone villages in WCB already see improvements in the drainage system ─ Cutter Suction Dredge to be deployed along other areas on Atlantic Coast to increase capacity of drainage systems The state-of-the-art Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD), recently acquired by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority…
…NDIA working to restore irrigation to the Coast …farmers urged to exercise restraint given limited water supply Rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast are being advised to be judicious in the use of irrigation water over the next few weeks as the water level of the Tapacuma Conservancy has…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) is poised to achieve its production target for the year 2018 which is 103, 000 tonnes of sugar. As at 12 December, 2018, 100,485 tonnes of sugar has been produced for the year. This is in excess of 12,000 tonnes more than what was…
