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Investor-friendly Intermediate savannahs a thriving agriculture hub -practical agriculture feasibility study completed

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…
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Two meat processing facilities for Regions Five, Nine

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…
Region Two youths urged to pursue agricultural studies at GSA

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…
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Chinese Delegation inks Agreement to boost Guyana fisheries industry -Training for technical officers this year as part of Partnership Agreement
GRDB expected to release new variety by 2018 – complimented by farmers for excellent seed paddy quality

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….