For the period of January – April 2018 Guyana has exported 139,501 metric tonnes of paddy, rice, and rice by-products, equivalent to US $57.7Million. This surpasses 2017’s export of 120,811 metric tonnes equivalent to US $47M. This has been credited to new markets in Mexico and Cuba. General Manager of…
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and its local and international partners earlier today hosted a workshop in Mabaruma, North West District, Region One to prepare for a simulation exercise to test the readiness of Guyana’s systems to contain an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) locally. According to…
The Ministry of Agriculture has intensified its efforts working along with various farmers’ group to boost Cost of Production. This has seen the Ministry having a dialogue with farmers’ group, looking at ways in which Government can give technical and other assistance. Recently, Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder and a team…
As of May 7, the rice industry has harvested 86 percent of its 2018 production. This is equivalent to 75,137 hectares of the 87,538 hectares sown and is a significant increase in production from 310,748 tonnes earlier in the year to 448,926 tonnes. General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development…
Farmers and residents of New Friendship-Vigilance on the East Coast of Demerara will now benefit from a new $240M drainage pump station that was commissioned today. Addressing the gathering at the ceremony the East Coast of Demerara, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder said “the Ministry of Agriculture, remains committed to…
The online training is free of cost and will be available at the Institute’s virtual campus as of 28 May. San José, 3 May 2018 (IICA). On 28 May, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture will launch the English version of the “Programa de capacitación Bayer para la facilitación del localg.a.p” course (Bayer…
In the event of any animal disease outbreak, it is commendable for countries to always have a plan/strategy and an amount of preparedness in order to respond. In an effort to garnish the relevant stakeholders with requisite knowledge on foot and mouth disease, so as to prepare them for any…
Rawle Medford, a young farmer from Philippi Village, East Berbice-Corenytne on April 26 reaped the single largest crop of onions in Guyana. Medford harvested some 450 pounds of the Mercedes variety of onions from six beds, with three beds yet to be harvested. This will eventually take the total to approximately…
