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Guyana making strides towards Mexican Rice market
The Mexican Government recently cleared the way for countries to bid for quotas to import rice and rice products into the country. Guyana will now be able to send paddy to the Spanish speaking nation as The National Service of Health, Safety and Agro-Food Quality (SENASICA) recently approved imports of…
Farm certification is a requirement for fresh produce export – NAREI Head
Local farmers who may be thinking of exporting agricultural produce must first ensure that their farm lands are certified by Quarantine Officers who inspect and audit farms for the purposes of seed and organic crop production and exportation of produce. The National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO), a department within the…
Agri. Minister scheduled to attend CARICOM Sugar Conference -as Caribbean states devise strategies to save ailing industry
Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Noel Holder will be heading a delegation to Jamaica where he is expected to attend a high level Caribbean Sugar Policy Workshop in Kingston from March 23rd to 24th. The event has been organized jointly by the Sugar Association of the Caribbean, CARICOM and other partners from…
Argentine Ambassador pays courtesy call to Agri. Minister
The Ambassador of the Argentine Republic, H.E. Luis Martino today paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder at his Regent Street Office. The ambassador was accompanied by Argentine’s candidate for the position of Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Mr. Manuel…
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Sustainable farming – shifting the centre of gravity in food
Seasoning is big business for Region Five women
An all-female farmers’ group in Woodley Park, Region Five, consisting of approximately 30 women earn their livelihood through planting celery and eshallot (shallot), and marketing them from their yards. The women’s group afforded staff of the Government Information Agency (GINA) the opportunity to look at farming areas and get an…
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Improving Caribbean seafood safety
