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NDIA expends over GY $581,000,000 to improve drainage along the ECD – as Agri. Ministry intensifies flood prevention efforts in preparation of May/June rainy season.

The Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and the Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU), has heightened its flood prevention efforts in preparation for the upcoming May/June rainy season. These efforts are being achieved through the construction and instillation of several drainage and irrigation structures in…

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Large-Scale Oil Palm investment likely for Guyana – trees has capacity to produce 4 tonnes of crude oil per hectare annually

A group of investors are eyeing Guyana’s arable lands to invest in Oil Palm cultivation. Today, a team of investors from Agro Atlantic (Guyana) Inc. called on Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder in his Regent and Shiv Chanderpaul Drive office to discuss the prospects of Oil Palm in Guyana. The Minister…

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Guyana School of Agriculture continuing to promote ‘local’

“Adaptability to agro-processing is important to the longevity of the country’s agricultural economy,” so says Assistant Manager of the Guyana School of Agriculture’s (GSA’s) Agro-Processing Facility, Stacia McDonald. As Guyana embarks on agricultural transformation, special emphasis has been placed on the promotion of local goods. Over the years, GSA has…

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Avenues for the development of Guyana’s Technology, Trade Diversification to be achieved during IICA Ministerial Meetings in Brazil & Argentina

As the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), continues to foster and develop several areas in agriculture within its member countries, several Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture from the Caribbean are currently participating in a series of activities in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia. The visit, which is part of…

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