At the beginning of 2016, the initiative to improve productivity at the Guyana Sugar Co-operation (GuySuCo) Uitvlugt estate was heavily considered by its management. Even as the government has amalgamated some estates leaving three functioning, great support has been lent to the Uitvlugt Estate Improvement Programme. This programme aims to…
In keeping with its mandate to improve Guyana’s small ruminant sector, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) with funding from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute’s (CARDI), Agricultural Policy Programme (APP) procured three mature Katahdin rams. The animals were acquired at the cost of US $9000 and will aid the…
The issue of ‘illegal importation’ of shrimp, Fish into Guyana’s shores has been a cause for concern and one the relevant authorities have been tirelessly trying to address over the years. As a follow-up to this a high-level meeting was today convened in the boardroom of the Ministry of Agriculture…
Customs officers while clearing a loaded ship at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf at Port Georgetown on Tuesday afternoon discovered that an illegally imported horse was on board. Officials of the Guyana Livestock and Development Authority (GLDA) were notified and immediate action was taken. The authority carried out…
Rainfall records for the past 24 hours, measured at 08:00 hrs Saturday June 10, 2017, were available for most of the stations. The highest rainfall of 190.5 mm was recorded at Bush Lot in Region 5. Synopsis: A tropical wave passed Guyana during the early morning hours. Instability from this…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) completed twenty percent of the work on Ebini Access Road. The work which commenced in May, 2017 is schedule to be completed in twelve months. The road project, once completed, will significantly boost easy access to savannahs lands allowing for…
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…
