US $15 M Sustainable Agri. Development Programme launched – over 29,000 households set to benefit

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) today facilitated the launch of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Sustainable Development Programme (SADP), which is set to benefit over 29,000 households in regions five, nine and ten. A US $15 million loan was allocated for this project with the…

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New tilapia hatchery for Region Two by August

A new hatchery is to be constructed at the Anna Regina aquaculture station by the end of August this year. The hatchery will facilitate the artificial breeding, hatching and rearing of tilapia. Chief Fisheries Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, Denzil Roberts, told the Government Information Agency (GINA), that this…

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D&I works to benefit Region Two farmers

Region Two farmers are set to benefit from the construction of a relief structure at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast. In an interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), Region Two Regional Chairman, Devanand Ramdatt, said construction will be done this year. “The importance of that project (Good Hope relief structure),…

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Livestock Production and Climate Change

Livestock agriculture has over the years made significant contributions to Guyana’s food and nutrition security, and has played an integral role in sustaining the livelihood of our livestock farmers, especially those in the rural communities. Guyana is self-sufficient in pork, mutton, chevon, beef, fresh cow’s milk, duck meat, broiler meat,…

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