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International Day for Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, on Friday visited two mangrove restoration sites on the East Coast of Demerara – Better Hope and Mon Repos. These two sites are among the success stories of natural restoration. Whilst acknowledging the impressive works done by the Mangroves Department of the Mangrove Restoration Project,…
GRDB Officer recognized for as the first Extension Officer of Excellence in the Caribbean
The Caribbean Agricultural Extension Providers Network (CAEPNET) has recognized the works of Guyana Rice Development Board’s (GRDB) Extension Officer, Rishal Ramsarran as the Extension Officer of Excellence within the Caribbean. The recognition was made by Dr. Norma Samuel at the recently held annual Caribbean Food Crops meeting. Rishal Ramsarran, who…
GRDB Notice – Paddy Production – Primordia and Stage Management Considerations
Agri. Ministers discuss Agricultural Policies affecting the Caribbean Region.
A high profile seminar on agricultural policies in the Caribbean was held at the Hotel Royal Torarica in Paramaribo, Suriname by the Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The objective of the seminar which concluded on Tuesday…
Mangrove Restoration Project extension in Region Two
Two additional structures have been included for the mangrove restoration project in Region Two, which will be located at the Land of Plenty/ Three Friends and Reliance. The contracts for the construction of the additional structures have been advertised and will be evaluated within another two weeks. Chief Executive Officer…
GuySuCo apprenticeship programme providing training for some 70 Years
Since 1960 the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) had partnered with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to make the Apprenticeship programme, a success. The programme seeks to enable persons to gain the technical competencies in numerous fields such as electrician, mechanic, machinist among others. BIT is an initiative under the…
