The National Assembly this evening sent the Animal Welfare Bill to a Special Select Committee to allow for national consultation and input. The Bill intends to reform Guyana’s animal welfare laws in ways that are synonymous with European Union (EU) standards so as to promote trade. Presenting the Bill for…
9th February, 2017 Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, I am very pleased to be here to address the current animal welfare systems in Guyana, through the introduction of an Animal Welfare Act. I should say at the outset that animal welfare is an issue of very high importance, since the…
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) through Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC); in collaboration with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry held an Agro-processing Seminar on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition & Conference Centre. More than ninety persons including potential and current Agro-processors attended the seminar. In…
As Guyana continues to implement measures to improve safety in the aviation sector, the Bird Strike Committee today held a meeting to discuss ways in which they can further advise poultry and other livestock farmers on proper disposal techniques of dead animal and animal waste. The meeting was held at…
The US$3.2M Cunha Canal rehabilitation project has been launched and is expected to begin almost immediately. The project is to be executed by the Ministry of Agriculture through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and will be administered by the World Bank. The project is being funded through the…
A revision of the food based dietary guidelines for Guyana (FBDGs) got underway on Tuesday, January 31st, with a stakeholder mapping workshop at the Regency Suites. The workshop which was jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Food Policy Division of the…
Mr. Chairman Colleague Ministers Madam Regional Chair of Region 4 Chairman of the Caledonia/Good Success NDC Executive Director of the World Bank, Christine Hogan Senior Country Officer of the World Bank Pierre Nadji Coordinator, Project Management Unit, Ministry of the Presidency, Nikolaus Oudkerk Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Members of…
Rice production for the first crop in 2017 is expected to surpass 220,000 acres. This is according to the Extension Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Kuldip Ragnauth. He said the first projection was for 210,000 acres. Ragnauth told the Government Information Agency (GINA), that based on sowing…
