Category: NEWS
GRDB extension officers working with farmers to improve paddy, seed production in Region Two
Extension Officers of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) in Region Two have been working with rice farmers to have better yields in the planting of paddy. The GRDB has shared with the Department of Public Information/Government Information Agency (DPI/GINA) an outline of activities carried out by extension officers within…
Uitvlugt Estate undergoing improvement to facilitate greater output by 2020 – Media operatives briefed, toured cultivation
At the beginning of 2016, the initiative to improve productivity at the Guyana Sugar Co-operation (GuySuCo) Uitvlugt estate was heavily considered by its management. Even as the government has amalgamated some estates leaving three functioning, great support has been lent to the Uitvlugt Estate Improvement Programme. This programme aims to…
GLDA continues to develop small ruminant sector – acquires 3 Katahdin Rams
In keeping with its mandate to improve Guyana’s small ruminant sector, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) with funding from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute’s (CARDI), Agricultural Policy Programme (APP) procured three mature Katahdin rams. The animals were acquired at the cost of US $9000 and will aid the…
High-Level meeting held to address illegal importation of shrimp, fish from Suriname – collaborative effort needed to ensure compliance
The issue of ‘illegal importation’ of shrimp, Fish into Guyana’s shores has been a cause for concern and one the relevant authorities have been tirelessly trying to address over the years. As a follow-up to this a high-level meeting was today convened in the boardroom of the Ministry of Agriculture…
Illegally imported horse quarantined by GLDA
Customs officers while clearing a loaded ship at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf at Port Georgetown on Tuesday afternoon discovered that an illegally imported horse was on board. Officials of the Guyana Livestock and Development Authority (GLDA) were notified and immediate action was taken. The authority carried out…