May – June rains expected to be above normal

The May – June rainy season in Guyana has commenced, and rainfall through this period is expected to be above normal. Chief Hydrometrological Officer, Dr. Garvin Cummings is advising that the necessary precautionary measures be taken as the season unfolds. Above normal rainfall can result in severe flooding along the coast,…

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Ministerial intervention to boost agricultural production in Baracara -fertilizers, chemical and soil analysis part of an assistance program

Baracara- a small community located miles up the Canjie River is involved in both cash crop and livestock production. However, the community’s production in recent times has been challenged lack of financing and adequate marketing of their production. On Thursday, Agriculture Minister, Hon, Noel Holder led a delegation on an…

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IICA hands over Rupununi Survey Working Document to Agri. Minister -to address irrigation in the savannahs

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Irrigation is an important pre-requite to agricultural development in the Rupununi and intermediate savannahs as the Ministry of Agriculture advances the cause of moving the country’s agricultural base away from the coast. Today, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Country Representative, Mr. Wilmot Garnett, handed over the Rupununi survey…

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