The national Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) capacity in Region 9 has been boosted with the handing over of an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on Friday last. During an outreach exercise in the Region, Chief Executive Officer, NAREI, Dr. Oudho Homenauth used the opportunity to hand over the vehicle…
The Ministry of Agriculture had requested and received assistance for support to conduct Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) activities within Guyana’s marine fisheries sector to ensure that operators of all categories of fishing vessels are in compliance with the laws and regulations governing the sector. These activities will be supported…
Today the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Agriculture signed a Port of State Measures Agreement (PSMA) with the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which will see Guyana benefiting from immediate implementations to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Guyana’s waters. The project,…
The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board today continued its campaign to educate farmers and members of communities across Guyana on the safe handling and storage of pesticides, with another well attended seminar at no.47 village, Corentyne, Berbice. Over the past two years the Pesticide Board has been educating farmers…
