Government has been positioning the Rupununi and Intermediate Savannahs to become a thriving agricultural hub for investors by moving its agricultural base to the savannahs and investing heavily in the much needed infrastructure to give investors access to key services. As part of improving access to these prime lands, the…
Component three of the recently launched Sustainable Agricultural Development Programme (SADP) will advocate for the compliance of sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS). One of the major undertakings under this component will be the construction of two pilot facilities for meat processing in Regions Five and Nine. The SADP has a…
Administrator of the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) Essequibo Campus, Horatio Ramdass is urging more youths from Region Two to pursue agricultural studies. Ramdass said that the Essequibo branch caters for students desirous of furthering studies in the agricultural field. “We would like to encourage more youths to come on…
Genetic Diversity – Rice
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Chinese Embassy in Guyana today inked an agreement which paves the way for the advancement of the fisheries sector. As part of the agreement, the Chinese Government will be assisting Guyana in the areas of training of its technical officers and the completion of…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) today announced that research is pointing to a possible release of a new variety of rice by 2018. This announcement was made during the annual Farmers’ Field Day which was held at the Burma Rice Research Station, Burma, East Coast Demerara. Extension Manager, Mr….
Types of Potatoes
