Agriculture Minister Hon. Noel Holder today, visited pump stations along the East Coast of Demerara to ensure sluice attendants were vigilant and that the pumps are being operated to full capacity. The aim of the visit is to ensure that accumulated water as a result of excess rainfall over the…
Current Conditions: Overcast skies are being observed throughout Guyana with moderate to heavy continuous rain. Based on reports reaching the office, coastal areas are observing water accumulation / flooding. Expected Condition: These conditions are expected to continue for the next six (6) hours with intermittent rain and isolated thundershowers. Rainfall…
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is fully prepared to respond to any eventuality which may arise as a result of the rainy season, as Pump and Excavators have been deployed countrywide. Chief Executive Officer, National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Mr. Fredrick Flatts underscoring the importance of being…
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has reiterated that the Lima pump is in working order. This report is contrary to what is being reported in one section of the media which stated that the Lima pump, along with one other in Region Two is not operational. Speaking with…
Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fredrick Flatts told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that all pump stations and drainage pumps in Region Two are fully operable, and sluice doors open. Flatts was responding to reports which indicate that approximately…
Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder yesterday, during the 2017 Budget debate, told the National Assembly that rice production is expected to increase by 1.3 percent in 2017. Minister Holder explained that rice production declined during 2016 by 12.7 percent to 600,000 metric tonnes due to El Nino weather conditions. Minister Holder…
The year 2017 will see production transformed in all sub-sectors through agricultural diversification, improved drainage and irrigation systems, and improved research, and extension and education marketing among other areas. It has been recognised that sub-sectors within the vast agriculture sector remain a priority area for addressing problems of employment,…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s 2017 budget has been cleared after consideration by the Committee of Supply. More than $18Billion has been allocated to the sector for 2017 expenditure for administration, fisheries, crops and livestock and hydrometerological services. Allocations under the Ministry of Agriculture are as follows: -Administration, $ 16, 015,…
