US Verification Unit pays Courtesy calls on Agri. Minister – lauded Guyana’s efforts at enforcement of TED Regulation

Members of the Verification Unit, United States Department (US) today paid a Courtesy Call to Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder to offer an update on the Turtle Excluder Device (TED) program, of which Guyana is a signatory. The United States, under Sections 609 of the Public Law 101-162, prohibits the importation…

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Sustainable agri. development path means shifting from subsistence level survival to commercial investment through networking -Agri. Minister

The creation of new markets, transportation networks, packaging and labeling, training and knowledge sharing are some of the methodologies being used by the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) to assist farmers countrywide. Multi-stakeholder partnerships remains an essential component in the survival of the non-traditional sector and it in this light,…

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GuySuCo to commence aerial spraying trials… -Aerial Agrichemical Buffer Zone proposal presented to Agri. Minister

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is set to commence aerial spraying to test proposed buffer zones based on a proposal which was presented today to Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder and representatives of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB). The aim of the trial is to determine spray drifts…

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