Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder on Thursday visited the village of Black Bush Polder, Region 6 where he met with scores of rice, cattle and cash crop farmers to assess the state of agriculture in the region and highlight plans for further development. During the meeting, farmers expressed the need for…
The National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has received its first batch of coconut tissue culture planting material from Mexico which will be used to further advance the Institute’s revitalization plan in 2018. This was disclosed during a telephone interview with the institute’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Oudho Homenauth…
The first rice crop for 2018 is expected to be a bountiful one according to General manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Nizam Hassan. At an outreach with farmers of Blackbush/Mibikuri, in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Hassan said the expected increase in rice production is as a result…
For the first time in many years, residents of Region 5 were able to survive the second rainy season of 2017 without being affected by flooding due as a result of swift interventions by the Board and Management of the Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA). The authority, in conjunction with the…
Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder on Sunday led a team of officials to areas in Canal No. 1 and 2 on the West of Bank Demerara to assess flooded agricultural areas and implement immediate interventions to assist farmers in the affected communities. During the visit, the Minister and team interacted with…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydrometeorological Department is set to complete construction of a state of the art water quality lab come 2018. The facility, which is currently 80% complete, will be used for the testing of both ground and surface waters. This venture is being undertaken in an effort to…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) announced that there will be a new rice variety on the market before the 2018 second crop. During a recent interview, GRDB’s Deputy General Manager, Allison Peters indicated that scientists at the Board’s Rice Research Station at Burma have been working tirelessly to develop…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has revealed that export figures for 2017 have surpassed 2016 and are expected to surpass that of 2015. Exports for 2016 stood at 500,000, while as of December 18, 2017, exports were recorded at 535,843 tonnes with a value of about US$200,000,000. General Manager…
