Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is an organic seed that is natively grown in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Southern Chile in South America. The grain which has major health benefits promises to be the next major crop grown in Guyana. Based on research carried out by scientists at the National Agriculture Research…
The effects of climate change are factors behind the decision to diversify the agriculture sector to the hinterland. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Dr. Oudho Homenauth, told the Government Information Agency (GINA), that the decision to advance agricultural production in the hinterland was based…
Proposed Drainage and Irrigation rates per acre of farmlands within the Mahaica/Mahaichony/Abary (MMA) areas remain lower or are just about the same as the average retail cost for one gallon of diesel at any given local gas station. Research carried out on recent prices revealed that the average retail cost…
Norway through the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) will be assisting CARICOM countries in the area of fisheries research and management. The initiative was made possible with the signing of an MOU in 2016 which caters for cooperation to be facilitated. A Technical Team comprised of Mr. Milton Haughton, Executive…
The Management Committee of the Guyana Sugar Corporation is scheduled to meet on Thursday to decide when the first crop for 2017 will commence as well as a projected sugar production target for the year. Committee member, Deodat Sukdheo told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the latter part of…
The need to diversify the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) remains on the agenda of the Corporation. The Board of Directors and Management of the corporation presented statistical data which show the industry’s future is dependent of radical reorganization to tackle the losses incurred by the corporation. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…
A Lease agreement was today signed by Representatives of the Mahaica Abary Rice Development Scheme (MARDS) and Air Services Ltd. The agreement follows an investment by Air Services to rehabilitate an existing Airstrip at Burma, Mahaicony as part of a US$10 M investment. The project includes the upgrade to the…
The recent protest action by sections of Cash Crop, Rice and Cattle farmers of Region Five is a cause for concern, and a move which the Ministry of Agriculture deems ‘unfortunate’. For the past 18 years, farmers were required to pay $2500 per acre annually despite the increasing cost of…
