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Guyana Marketing Corporation in collaboration with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) hosted Agro-processing Seminar in Linden

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…

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Cunha Canal Rehabilitation Project launched

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…

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Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder’s speech for the Launching of the Cunha Canal Rehabilitation Project at Land of Canaan, E.B.D.

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…

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Overseas assistance to help grow coconut industry

Guyana’s coconut industry is expected to expand significantly in 2017. The Ministry of Agriculture is currently engaged with its counterparts in Mexico and Brazil to acquire elite planting materials to sustain the growth in the local industry.. Coconut and coconut based food and by products gained prominence in Guyana during…

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