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Guyana to participate in 16th Session Fishery Commission meeting.
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 16, 2016) Guyana will be participating in 16th Session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) set for June 20-24 in Guadeloupe. Cabinet, on June 7, granted its approval for Mr. Gary Baird, Head of the Legal and Inspectorate Unit at the Fisheries Department…
Minister Holder to attend Peru meeting on sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition.
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Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Noel Holder will be attending the First International Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Sustainable Agriculture for the Strengthening of Food and Nutrition Security in Lima, Peru from June 22-23. Cabinet, on June 7, granted its approval for Guyana’s participation following an invitation…
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US University partners with NAREI, UG to bolster sweet potato production.
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Sweet potato production in Guyana will be enhanced thanks to collaboration between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), Partners of America (Local Chapter), the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and the University of Guyana. A two-member team from UAPB comprising Dr. James Garner, Sweet Potato Specialist,…
“Building Resilience and Sustainable Livelihood” -Experts join to finalize Work Plan for DRR/DRM in Guyana’s Agriculture Sector
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With the aim of building resilience and sustainable livelihood through mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management/ Disaster Risk Reduction in Guyana’s agriculture sector, representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the Ministry of Agriculture today…
Amy’s Pomeroon Foods Inc. conducts coffee tasting exercise at Agriculture Ministry -as new Agro processing company expresses its confidence in Guyana’s economy
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The Ministry of Agriculture with the aim of pushing agro processing and diversification in Guyana today facilitated Amy’s Pomeroon Foods Inc. coffee tasting exercise in the compound of the Ministry of Agriculture. The activity saw a number of persons sampling the premium grade coffee made locally in Guyana. Since its…