Rice and Cash crop farmers of the Hope Coconut Estate will soon benefit from enhanced production and productivity as works are slated to commence shortly, to further developed the area into a lucrative agricultural producing area. Among the areas for development, farmers will be benefiting from the construction of the…
Agricultural Biotechnology
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The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) today officially launched its Hinterland Development Black Giant Poultry Programme. The programme which commenced on February 1, 2017 saw the handing over of one hundred (100) Black Giant chickens along with the requisite start-up feed and other supplies to Mahdia Secondary School in Region…
As part of the spice programme expansion, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is prepared to expand the cultivation of turmeric tubers from 20 to 40 acres in Region One. Hinterland regions have been recognized as the most suitable areas for spice cultivation, hence the expansion. Based on…
Agricultural Engineering
The Ministry of Agriculture is surprised by the protest action taken by some Wales sugar workers today who picketed the Ministry of the Presidency. It has been reported that the workers, who are under the employ of GuySuCo are demanding severance instead of working at Uitvlugt. The Ministry of Agriculture…
Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, today met with a team from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), at his Regent Street office, to discuss a possible project which will see Georgetown benefiting tremendously from improved drainage in the city. The three-member team will be in Guyana for six weeks during which…
