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Private Sector show added interest in the sugar industry – as the East Berbice Dev. Association calls on the Agri. Minister
The future of the sugar industry is given priority and even as government advances its divestment plan- which incorporates dairy production and seed paddy production among others, private sector bodies are now expressing interest in the management of the industry. Members of the East Berbice Development Association today met and…
Irish Potato Pilot project showing favourable progress
The 90-day potato trial project is currently in its eighth week and showing positive results. The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and the World University Services of Canada, Caribbean, (Guyana) Incorporated, collaborated to cultivate five different varieties of Irish potatoes on a quarter-acre plot in Little Biaboo, Mahaicony…
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Agro-processors being trained in value chain analysi
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, is hosting a four day workshop to build capacity of persons working at the processing level of consumable agriculture. The workshop will focus on value chain analysis and developing agricultural exports. National FAO consultant, Kelvin Craig, told…
Local farmer able to compete with imported peppers
Bell peppers, the large green red and yellow ones that are imported, are now being grown locally and are being sold at a competitive price. The peppers may soon be exported. The peppers are being cultivated by Dhaniram Ramchand, a local farmer and proprietor of Green to Life farm located…
