The Ministry of Agriculture is confident that its 2017 ‘Mash’ band and costume will secure a top place in the Mashramani costume parade competition. The costume aspect of the ministry’s band features ‘The Bee’ as it promotes the ministry’s theme “Enhancing Agriculture for a Greener Guyana.” The design of the…
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) today donated a number of processing equipment to the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) with the aim of improving the school’s agro-processing and commercial production. The items were handed over by Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder and other officials during…
As government continues to make strides to further develop Guyana’s cattle industry, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder, today led a team to carry out field visits to prominent cattle farms in Region Ten. One of the ranches he visited was the Mohammad Ranch – located at Moblissa, Region Ten. With the…
Rice and Cash crop farmers of the Hope Coconut Estate will soon benefit from enhanced production and productivity as works are slated to commence shortly, to further developed the area into a lucrative agricultural producing area. Among the areas for development, farmers will be benefiting from the construction of the…
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The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) today officially launched its Hinterland Development Black Giant Poultry Programme. The programme which commenced on February 1, 2017 saw the handing over of one hundred (100) Black Giant chickens along with the requisite start-up feed and other supplies to Mahdia Secondary School in Region…
As part of the spice programme expansion, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is prepared to expand the cultivation of turmeric tubers from 20 to 40 acres in Region One. Hinterland regions have been recognized as the most suitable areas for spice cultivation, hence the expansion. Based on…
