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First of its kind farmers’ market gets positive response

Several small business owners and upcoming entrepreneurs expressed their gratitude for being a part of the Farmers’ Market day initiative. This event is one of the many planned to ensure that the 51st Independence Anniversary was a memorable one. This was made possible through the collaborative effort between the Ministries of…
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Inclusive governance, accountability a pre-requisite to successful functioning of GLDA -Agri. Minister

Board of Directors, Management and Senior Staff of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) was charged with executing their duties effectively to ensure accountability and transparency in the overall functioning of the Livestock Authority. These sentiments were made by Agriculture Minister, Hon. Noel Holder, during the Authority’s Management Retreat held…
GLDA engages stakeholders on laws governing animal slaughter

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) of the Ministry of Agriculture today, met with livestock farmers, butchers and law enforcement officers of Regions Five and Six. The purpose of the meeting was to have discussions on the slaughter Act which governs the slaughtering of cattle in Guyana. The objective of…
GRDB distance itself from ‘Fake Rice’

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has noted with great concern the presence of video recordings being circulated of plastic rice and wish to make it clear that there has been no confirmation of plastic rice in our market. The homemade video recordings being posted on social media, alleging to…
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Gender Equality in Agriculture being addressed – as Guyana hosts three day DRM workshop

Guyana is positioning the agriculture sector to break barriers in the area of gender equality. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Risk Management Agency (CDEMA) is currently hosting a three day regional training workshop for Integrated Gender Equality in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Programming in the Caribbean that will conclude on Friday….