The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has entered into partnership with the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to plant seed paddy at Wales Estate. The partnership resulted out of the GRDB’s continued research aimed to develop new rice varieties for local farmers. To avoid cross pollination, GuySuCo was approached by the…
A Ministry of Agriculture Feature….. The Ministry of Agriculture’s efforts at ensuring Guyana adapts to climate change has been boosted with the advancement of plans for the start of water harvesting in the Rupununi and Intermediate Savannahs. A team of Engineers of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), have…
Today the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Mr Nikolay D. Smirnov paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder during which he presented several Poui trees in keeping with the National Tree Day initiative and Government’s efforts to make Guyana green again. A total of 15 plants…
In keeping with government’s efforts to advance sustainable agricultural practices, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder today commissioned a new Climatological station in the compound of the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), Mon Repos. The new station was established as a collaborative effort between the Hydromet Department and the Guyana School of…
