Several hundred students from across the country today benefitted from open day activities hosted by four of the country’s leading agricultural agencies. At Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, students were hosted to information sessions and tours at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute…
Guyana is one step closer to producing locally manufactured fish food. Efforts toward this end are being spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Satyadeow Sawh Aquaculture station at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD.) Fisheries Officer, Nieketa Dookie said that the production of fish food from local inputs is one of…
Efforts to boost agricultural production in the Upper Demerara–Berbice Region are continuing as Agriculture month activities continue across the country. In remarks at World Food Day observances held at the Bayrock ground in the Region Ten community of Linden under the theme, “Change the face of Migration; invest in food…
The issue of Praedial Larceny and its negative impact on local farmers was the focus of a workshop held at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) headquarters in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. The GLDA, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Law Enforcement from Jamaica and…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has announced an increase in paddy prices paid to farmers for the 2017 second crop. This increase comes in wake of farmers’ decrying the high production cost of plying their trade. General Manager (ag) of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Ms. Allison Peters…
Region ten has been touted as being vital to the agricultural development and diversification of Guyana and the Caribbean, by President David Granger, as he addressed attendees at the World Food Day exhibition and food expo. Describing the Upper Demerara – Berbice Region as bigger than Jamaica, occupying 12% of…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is examining programmes targeted towards redundant employees and communities affected by the downsizing of the sugar industry. Public Relations Officer of GuySuCo, Audreyanna Thomas, said the corporation has developed an alternative livelihood programme targeted to workers who will be affected by the transition to scaled-down…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is making moves to reduce its dependency on government’s subvention as it begins reorganising for downsized operations. “Profitability at the end of 2020 may not be. What we are looking to do is to become cash positive. By 2020 we are hoping to stop our…
