The Board of Directors of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has recently taken a decision to afford farmers throughout the rice growing region, access to fertilizer through a credit system. To this end, farmers’ have since been able to access fertilizer (6: 25: 25) and repay the board at…
Rainfall was experienced in some areas along the coast during the morning hours; conditions are expected to improve in the afternoon hours. Rainfall is likely to range from five mm to 20 mm with parts of Regions One, Two, Seven, Eight and Ten experiencing spells of overcast skies with isolated…
The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) through a collaborative effort with the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), recently facilitated a Cost of Production Workshop targeting farmers and agro-processors. The workshop which was held at the St….
The Hydrometeorological office in Guyana has issued an update to the recent weather advisory which was issued on Thursday, June 1. The updated advisory states that coastal Regions, Three to Six and parts of Regions Nine and Ten can also expect light to moderate showers and possible isolated thundershowers. All…
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) today handed over a number of farming equipment and seeds to the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the ministry’s efforts to assist flood-affected persons in the Regions. The presentation was made by IICA’s Country Representative, Mr. Wilmot Garnett in the compound…
Mostly cloudy skies can be expected as the Dynamics of the atmosphere has changed. Synopsis: During the last 18 hrs, the tropical wave that was approaching Guyana has significantly reduced its velocity, now traveling at approximately 12 kt (6m/s). At 2:00 hrs the system was still analysed over Western Suriname….
166th Meeting of the Board of Directors – 25/26th May, 2017, Barbados Members of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) met on 25th and 26th May 2017 in Barbados, for their 166th Board of Directors Meeting. SAC Sugar Production 2016/2017 The Directors of SAC meeting was held at the…
The effective implementation of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Port State Measures Agreement requires sound policy, legal and institutional framework if countries are to effectively address Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. This statement was made by Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder who is representing Guyana at the Port…
