Government has allocated $20.6B to further develop all its sub-sectors in an effort to promote agricultural diversification. Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan while presenting the $250 Billion, 2017 National Budget on Monday, highlighted that despite contractions in the livestock sector there are plans in place to ensure that output and…
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has announced that government will open up arable lands within the interior savannahs to promote diversified agriculture, thereby sustaining agro-development in Guyana. This announcement was made as Minister Jordan presented the 2017 National Budget to the National Assembly today. The agriculture sector has been allocated…
Good farming practices for animal production food safety – Animal and product handling
Good farming practices for animal production food safety – Environment and Infrastructure
The Ministry of Agriculture, on Monday commenced its consultation program for the Food and Nutrition Security Strategy and World Bank Agriculture Development grant. The program which is a grant from the World Bank, will fund targeted programs to foster agriculture development in Guyana. The program kicked off in Region Two…
A number of cash crops are being eyed for production through the hydroponics method of farming based. The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), has received the support of the Organisation of American State’s, Development Cooperation Fund (DCF) in this regard. The hydroponic farming method has been proven to…
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has moved to lay charges against persons who are illegally importing animals into Guyana, without an accompanying import permit. Recently, the Authority has been observing an increase in the illegal importation of animals resulting in confiscation at the Port of Entry. However, this has…
Good farming practices for animal production food safety: Addressing Hazards
