The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) will now be able to drastically increase and improve its drainage capacity with the acquisition of a new submersible dredge pump. The pump was procured at a cost of GY $320M and will be mechanically commissioned and fully functioning shortly. Chief Executive Officer…
As government continues to push for research and development in the rice sector, rice farmers in Guyana have pushed that average closer to 40 bags of paddy per acre come the first crop of 2018 which is already 98% harvested. This demonstrates an increase by 10 bags per acre as…
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is set to provide technical and other support to farmers in Buxton, Ithaca, Triumph and Mocha, as part of the Rural Agriculture Infrastructure Development project (RAID). Chief Executive Officer of GLDA, Nigel Cumberbatch said, “We have our extension agents in the project area. They…
Guyana’s Intermediate Savannahs in Region 10 will soon be the hub of agricultural diversification that will see NF Agriculture Inc. in partnership with an international team of investors, plough millions of US dollars into the development of multifaceted agricultural initiatives. The billion-dollar investment into Guyana’s Intermediate Savannahs will see the…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was recently inked between NF Agriculture Inc. and investors of Lucas do Rio Verde which will see the commencement of an Agricultural Village in Guyana’s Intermediate Savannah. The Agreement was signed at the Rio Verde Research Foundation in Moto Grosso. The work which is scheduled…
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has acquired the country’s first amphibious excavator. The machine was obtained through residual funds from Phase Two of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) sponsored project to rehabilitate the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC). According to Chief Executive Officer of NDIA, Frederick Flatts,…
In the press statement, reference was made to an article published May 30, 2018 by an opposition MP, Juan Edghill and published in “Citizens’ Report”. The article was captioned “$100M later and Ebini road yet to be completed, contractor handpicked.” NDIA is upgrading/constructing a 12-mile long road from the Berbice River…
As efforts continue to mitigate the effects of climate change on local agricultural sector the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has undertaken the construction of an approximate 12-mile-long all-weather road from the Berbice River to the Ebini Ranch, Region 10, Upper Demerara-Berbice. Chief Executive Officer of NDIA, Frederick Flatts,…
